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LunaSea

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13. No place like Spome

Reply to brush (Original post)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 01:49 AM

Jun 2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spome

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_ecological_system

You'd need a certain threshold of kilowatt power, and the more kilowatts available, the more you could do.
You can make a meal from a cubic meter of lunar regolith with enough power and facilities to work the materials.

We'll see some robotic missions in the very near future that will seek out and pioneer such resources and explore techniques with lunar ice and other volatiles.

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DU space/solar experts: Is it theoretically possible for a solar-powered... [View all] brush Jun 2021 OP

Water and oxygen "generating" ? Or recycling ? eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #1

Wonder why this hasn't been done as a test bed for a Mars encampment? brush Jun 2021 #4

Biosphere 2 was supposed to be that, but it ran into problems. eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #8

As long as water is one of those supplies, I would think so ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #2

No way to generate water with compounds of hydrogen and oxygen? brush Jun 2021 #3

Well, sure ... I'd guess if you had a big hydrogen tank and a big oxygen tank Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #6

Moisture in the air is easily recovered by cooling the air below the dew point. VMA131Marine Jun 2021 #7

Okay well we haven't discussed the total size of your 'ship' or whether you're wearing a helmet Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #10

The water you would breath out needs to be recondensed... Salviati Jun 2021 #9

See my post #10 :) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #11

I guess I'm not sure what you're arguing... Salviati Jun 2021 #17

I'm just saying that you're right, the goal can be achieved with a closed-loop system for the water Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #19

Also, out of curiosity ... how does the ISS recycle the water from everyone's poop? (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #20

That might be part of the 7% that they don't recapture... Salviati Jun 2021 #21

Easy! Shermann Jun 2021 #22

Yes, it's possible and likely more than theoretically so VMA131Marine Jun 2021 #5

Don't forget about radiation and long term effects of low gravity WarGamer Jun 2021 #12

No place like Spome LunaSea Jun 2021 #13

Here you go... hunter Jun 2021 #14

Do you mean something like a Mars colony? Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #15

The ending narration makes me laugh cuz it literally sounds like the stupidest plan I've ever heard Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #16

Oh, trust me, I agree! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #18