how do i get more crew to speed up research?

[dwite40]

after the latest patch whew 600.0m is cuttin close its just bearly enuff to get started. After alot of in game days finishing a 500m contract i built a small habitat. I thought when the next shuttle arrives i would get a second crew member but i didnt.

[Jim Offerman]

My strategy is to always grow the station to a stable state first - i.e. get everything in ship shape with just 1-2 crew members, earn some cash, build up additional supplies and then expand to 3 or more. If the station dies, it is usually because I added too much too soon...

Other players probably have far better strategies, though! ;)

[stripe7]

The game kind of goes in exponential leaps and bounds. You start really slow with 1 guy, then it gets 3x faster with 3. After that is the next jump where you start building large Habitats and Labs and the game can go really fast in that you end up with billions to build with.