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On the contrary, the specialized lab for volatiles has been in space for years already on ISS. They bring samples back to prove it works, and it does. You’re n
by Robotbeat 5y ago
On the contrary, the specialized lab for volatiles has been in space for years already on ISS. They bring samples back to prove it works, and it does.
You’re now moving the goalposts from “no food is edible for 5 years” to “MREs don’t count”.
And the trip from Earth to Mars is only like 4 months if you use a BIG ROCKET. :) 4 months without resupply is no huge challenge.
- idlewords 5y agoThe volatiles analyzer on ISS works against a short list of known compounds. For anything else you just get a generic warning and have to rely on earth labs to figure out what's going on. You can't subsist on MREs for five years. Here's a cite for you about the space food problem: https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/150/9/2242/5870322 https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/150/9/2242/5870322 However fast your imaginary rocket goes, you have to wait 26 months for the planets to align so you can use it.