Lunar Photobioreactors Could Provide Food and Oxygen on the Moon

Lunar Photobioreactors Could Provide Food And Oxygen On The Moon

Astronauts exploring the Moon will need all the help they can get, and scientists have spent lots of time and plenty of money coming up with different systems to do so. Two of the critical needs of any long-term lunar mission are food and oxygen, both of which are expensive to ship to the Moon from Earth. So, a research team from the Technical University of Munich spent some of their time analyzing the effectiveness of using local lunar resource…

Lunar photobioreactors could provide food and oxygen on the moon

Astronauts exploring the moon will need all the help they can get, and scientists have spent lots of time and plenty of money coming up with different systems to do so. Two of the critical needs of any long-term lunar mission are food and oxygen, both of which are expensive to ship to the moon from Earth.

Lunar Photobioreactors Could Enable Astronauts to Produce Food and Oxygen on the Moon

The future of human exploration on the Moon depends largely on our ability to sustain astronauts with limited resources. A recent study published in Acta Astronautica has delved into one promising solution: the use of lunar photobioreactors (PBRs) to produce oxygen and food directly on the Moon. This approach seeks to reduce the need for costly supplies shipped from Earth. The research, led by a team from the Technical University of Munich, buil…