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Food Crops on the Moon - What to grow?
Some things to ponder:
- Greatest output of O2 for resources consumed. - Food and other beneficial substances produced, (what do you do when the stems and roots start to build up?) - For that matter, what of composting and recycling (cuss words down here on Earth). - Can a (stronger?) case be made for gene engineered organisms in a non-terrestrial enviroment? Perhaps in a low gee enviroment and with super abundant sunshine the output won't requier fiddling with the DNA. - Is hydroponics the end all or will soil production itself be important? I can envision having every otherwise blank surface (walls and ceiligs) being covered in some sort of vine or ivy, esp. in crew quarters. Thoughts for discusion, have at it. TBerk |
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Food Crops on the Moon - What to grow?
Sorry, this one got out without being checked for spelling.
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Food Crops on the Moon - What to grow?
T wrote in message m...
Some things to ponder: - Greatest output of O2 for resources consumed. - Food and other beneficial substances produced, (what do you do when the stems and roots start to build up?) - For that matter, what of composting and recycling (cuss words down here on Earth). - Can a (stronger?) case be made for gene engineered organisms in a non-terrestrial enviroment? Perhaps in a low gee enviroment and with super abundant sunshine the output won't requier fiddling with the DNA. - Is hydroponics the end all or will soil production itself be important? I can envision having every otherwise blank surface (walls and ceiligs) being covered in some sort of vine or ivy, esp. in crew quarters. Thoughts for discusion, have at it. What for? It isn't like O2 is the most rare thing on Luna. Lots of oxides everywhere over the surface. I think it is even the major element on the surface. What is lacking is plain old H2O, or even hydrogen, simply. The plants are probably a waste of H2O. |
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Food Crops on the Moon - What to grow?
quasarstrider wrote:
T wrote in message m... Some things to ponder: snip What for? It isn't like O2 is the most rare thing on Luna. Lots of oxides everywhere over the surface. I think it is even the major element on the surface. What is lacking is plain old H2O, or even hydrogen, simply. The plants are probably a waste of H2O. Everything gets shipped in from Earth in the beginning, but down the road you'll want to be more self sustaining. TBerk |
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