4 ms·
As disappointed as I am by modern levels of space funding, I think everyone underestimates just quite how hard “produce a closed sustainable ecosystem that last
by moomin 2y ago
As disappointed as I am by modern levels of space funding, I think everyone underestimates just quite how hard “produce a closed sustainable ecosystem that lasts two years” is.
If we wanted to spread out, that would be very high on our research priorities and I don’t think right now we have any idea how hard it actually is.
- jfyi 2y agoTo be fair, we do a pretty good job at a sealed 10 gallon carboy with plants and aerobic bacteria. It's just scaling from there, right? ;)
- thriftwy 2y agoYou don't actually need humans to be out there all the time. Humans are not present at the bottoms of oil wells or on top of wind turbines.