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The great joy of organisms is that you only need to ship a few and then they'll make more all on their own. The hard part is generating the oceans in which phy

by ISL 4y ago

The great joy of organisms is that you only need to ship a few and then they'll make more all on their own. The hard part is generating the oceans in which phytoplankton might live.

pixl97 4y ago
Oceans may be a problem, but smaller saline pools shouldn't be. Saline pools would have multiple benefits. Not only when kept warm could you use them to generate oxygen with phytoplankton, if you have to cut off power for some reason, they'll work as a great thermal heatsink, and they will not freeze as fast so they present less risk of piping damage.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  Humidity and saltwater corrosion aren't great in a space habitat, though.
  - lazide 4y ago
    Also, humans who come along are not going to be sterile. Seawater is friendly to a lot of different organisms. Any open system is going to be full of goo pretty quick.