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Whether or not you are in aquaponics; Agriculture; Gardening or anything else Green, believe me there is a relationship to space exploration, and not just one but several. This will only be a brief overview, otherwise this article would be too long. ok let’s get started.
If we are going to do long-term space travel and colonization, we must feed the crew. Dot. So simple. As you can imagine, endless supply lines with cargo ships won’t get the job done. Just impractical. We need something in place, like here on earth, something recyclable, and something that doesn’t need a lot of replenishment. This is where aquaculture, more specifically aquaponics, comes into play. The Aquaponics closed-loop system can produce the vegetables and seafood you need, does not require much “refilling” and, when powered by solar panels, it will be almost self-sufficient. As I said before, we’ll cover the details with other articles along the way.
Now let’s look at agriculture and gardening in space. Aquaponics is fine, but we also need sustainable food production at each colony site. Of course, in the beginning it will probably be more of a horticultural scale than a large farm. There is, of course, a question of soil availability and quality. However, thanks to the new technology and a certain twisting of the available soil, it will not be too difficult to produce healthy, solid beds. A few flowers would also be nice to brighten up the decoration. NASA, several universities, and private space companies have already started experimenting in this direction.
Last but not least, the energy problem. It is clear and simple that we need a steady supply of renewable energy for this to happen. Solar panels are a matter of course, but let’s not forget that we can use wind energy on other planets as well. Because there are storms on Mars, some types of wind turbines are definitely possible. There are also many other ways to create energy, but as we mentioned, we’ll cover the details later.
So every time you visit your garden or farm, or check your Aquaponics system, think about the possibilities of making it all work on other planets or moons. Who knows, one of you might just come up with a breakthrough.
Okay, so that’s all for a review. Hope you liked the article and come back for more.
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Source by Werner Leo
