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A cycler makes sense where there is expected to be a small but steady shuffle of humans back and forth between Earth and Mars on a fixed timeline. Notably boarding and leaving a cycler involves more DV than a Hoheman transfer would take so only makes sense where 'buy once' costs boosting life support and radiation shielding add up through re-use.
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