Episode 570: What Will It Take To Feed A Million People On Mars?
In 2017, Elon Musk laid out his grand sweeping plans for the future of SpaceX, the company that would take humanity to Mars. Over decades, tens of thousands of Starship flights would carry a million human beings to the surface of the Red Planet, the minimum Musk expects it\u2019ll take to create a self-sustaining civilization.
\n\nThe number of details in an effort like this is mind-boggling. What about the reduced gravity, radiation exposure, and space madness? What about return flights? Replacement parts? Building materials?
\n\nWhat\u2019s everyone going to eat?
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References:
\nhttps://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/space.2017.29009.emu
\nhttps://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/space.2019.0018
\nhttps://eden-iss.net/
\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-does-your-space-garden-grow
\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/Giving_Roots_and_Shoots_Their_Space_APH
\nhttps://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/newsevents/2018/0119.html
\nhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-cricket-protein-powder-grocery-store-1.4560177
\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/daphneewingchow/2019/06/20/is-cultured-meat-the-answer-to-the-worlds-meat-problem/#358246444468
\nhttp://eatlikeamartian.org/