"Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test in Beijing, state media reported.
Four kinds of vegetables were grown in an "ecological life support system", a 300 cubic metre cabin which will allow astronauts to develop their own stocks of air, water and food while on space missions, Xinhua news agency said Monday"
http://uk.news.yahoo...-050303251.html
If they can even get there that is....!!!
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China prepares to grow vegetables on Mars
(And then a takeaway)
Started by seeder , Dec 04 2012 10:32 AM
Started by seeder , Dec 04 2012 10:32 AM
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 10:32 AM
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me... It's all the rabbit poop you stumble over on your way down...
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 01:53 PM
how time flys
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 02:18 PM
That's a long way to go to do your grocery shopping...
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 05:53 PM
Sweet! So, does this mean that Chinese take out will now be available on Mars? I'll have combo #5!
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 07:49 PM
The Chinese people will indeed achieve their goals, maybe ahead of the Americans, this may in turn lead to 'another' space race. **SNIP**
Edited by Waspie_Dwarf, 05 December 2012 - 01:59 PM.
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 07:59 PM
Impossible in long term. Plants needs air and food in the ground which are not auto-regenerated ressource which pop out from nothing.
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 11:13 PM
FlyingAngel, on 04 December 2012 - 07:59 PM, said:
Impossible in long term. Plants needs air and food in the ground which are not auto-regenerated ressource which pop out from nothing.
A good question.
The article does not seem to address that issue directly, but it did mentioned that it was "advanced" and utilizes algae for part of it's process.
I also pressume, without knowledge, that there is some form of extraction process for obtaining water, minerals, and possibly even oxygen from the ground. Not sure about that though.
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 07:55 AM
Well Biosphere 1 and 2 failed hopelessly, so do the Chinese know something that the west doesn't?
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 02:00 PM
Can we continue this thread without the casual racism/racial stereotyping please.
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 02:32 PM
27vet, on 05 December 2012 - 07:55 AM, said:
Well Biosphere 1 and 2 failed hopelessly, so do the Chinese know something that the west doesn't?
The Chinese experiment seems to be a lot smaller and less ambitious (at least initially) than the Biosphere project. The Chinese experiment is only 300m3, Biosphere 2 covers 3.14 acres. 12,700 m2.It looks like they are taking a more long term view into trying to achieve what Biosphere failed to do.
Just to contradict you on one thing, Biosphere 1 works pretty well, it's the Earth, the experiment was called Biosphere 2 to reflect this.
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 03:00 PM
Mars is Chinese historical territory. The Chinese Government hopes that every country respects our territorial sovereignty. But in case you don't. Armed shuttles will patrol the area with authority to stop search and detail your space craft. Thank You.
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Posted 08 December 2012 - 01:36 AM
Wows! This sounds really interesting!
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Posted 08 December 2012 - 08:28 AM
Waspie_Dwarf, on 05 December 2012 - 02:32 PM, said:
Just to contradict you on one thing, Biosphere 1 works pretty well, it's the Earth, the experiment was called Biosphere 2 to reflect this.
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Posted 08 December 2012 - 09:19 AM
I would say there already IS a space race.
Strip joints on the moon,farms on mars ,solar energy plants on Jupiter .
Blah blah blah .
This will be the next great fight .
Who gets what in space .History will repeat itself yet again .
A whole new bunch of worlds to conquer .everyone fighting over all of it .
Thrillsville .
Strip joints on the moon,farms on mars ,solar energy plants on Jupiter .
Blah blah blah .
This will be the next great fight .
Who gets what in space .History will repeat itself yet again .
A whole new bunch of worlds to conquer .everyone fighting over all of it .
Thrillsville .
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Posted 09 December 2012 - 10:31 PM
Simbi Laveau, on 08 December 2012 - 09:19 AM, said:
I would say there already IS a space race.
Strip joints on the moon,farms on mars ,solar energy plants on Jupiter .
Blah blah blah .
This will be the next great fight .
Who gets what in space .History will repeat itself yet again .
A whole new bunch of worlds to conquer .everyone fighting over all of it .
Thrillsville .
Strip joints on the moon,farms on mars ,solar energy plants on Jupiter .
Blah blah blah .
This will be the next great fight .
Who gets what in space .History will repeat itself yet again .
A whole new bunch of worlds to conquer .everyone fighting over all of it .
Thrillsville .
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