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New ideas in space, approximating the colonization of space.
"Incubators planktonic shrimp" instead of "Space plantation"
Yesterday, published in the Russian-language online magazine, the concept of a new method for food in long space flights and extraterrestrial bases.
Now, for standalone software products, the concept of cultivation of food plants, in the specific modules, "Space greenhouses." But these plantations in the cosmos are very heavy and not very productive.
Stuff Serial cultivation of bacteria initially fed with hydrogen, then planktonic micro shrimp or krill-eating bacteria. Allows playback of protein products in small volume.
This method of cultivation is not based on photosynthesis and chemosynthesis on. In contrast to that of plants, bacteria-eating chemicals are growing very quickly, and do not require much space. Planktonic crustaceans, also a fast-growing organisms. And they can provide a rich source of protein, and the majority needed for nutrition substances.
"Food incubators", as opposed to plantations can easily accommodate the standard of habitable modules.
The proposed concept allows to reduce the weight of the spacecraft and the bases for long-duration space missions. And in general, makes it easier to stay human in space.
On land, this method can be used for the production of protein foods in the industry. Growing prawns in natural gas. And in agriculture, cultivating mushrooms, and poultry, on a substratum of dry biomass.
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Permalink Reply by Nickolay Agapov on -
Powder from the lunar soil as a new space fuel.
"Powder" fuel base on the moon, the new direction of practical colonization of the Moon and the creation of orbital transport system.
Fuel base on the moon produces fine powder of the lunar soil, which can serve as fuel for orbital tugs with plasma engines. The new direction of lunar resources for commercial purposes.
Powdered solid fuel is cheaper to produce than any other product that can be done on the moon. Raw material for "Lunar dust" on the moon everywhere available, it is literally under our feet. Its production process is very simple, mechanical grinding, and requires no infrastructure, heavy or expensive equipment.
Moon dust may serve as fuel for reusable orbital tugs with plasma engines. These engines are very economical, they can move freely in space between the different orbits, and planets.
The addition of lunar dust on space stations may be made of oxygen, engine management. Ceramics for construction. And metals from the buyout can obtain any product.
Produce oxygen and products in space will be much cheaper than deliver them from the ground.
The concept of powder fuel base on the moon allows us to solve the financing of the lunar program.
Implementation of this project will make space flight is several times cheaper and more accessible. Industrial activity in the orbit will further the development of the aerospace industry.
And the creation of the first commercial source of raw materials, in fact the colony on the moon will start by the beginning of large-scale practical colonization of outer space.http://spaceexpansion.ucoz.ru/publ/powder_from_the_lunar_soil_as_a_...
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Permalink Reply by Tom Fuller on -
That's interesting. With Earth's natural resources running out, new ways to creae them will be needed. Of course, I guess we could always mine the moon and asteroids!
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