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I’m pretty sure NASA has been reusing carbon on human spacecraft since at least the Apollo program.
by TaylorAlexander 4y ago
I’m pretty sure NASA has been reusing carbon on human spacecraft since at least the Apollo program.
- idlewords 4y agoThat is not the case; carbon (as CO2) was captured by disposable LiOH cartridges through the end of the Shuttle program. On the ISS, it's captured on zeolite beds and vented into space. Except for a few small-scale plant experiments, no space program has demonstrated carbon capture and re-use.
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoAh I see, thank you! I figured someone would know better than me on this.