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Our Project

The Problem

Governments and private enterprises alike are gearing up for travel across the Solar System. Plans to colonize nearby planets are underway, with Elon Musk spearheading the initiative to put a human colony on Mars by 2030. In a parallel vein, NASA is planning a manned exploratory mission to Mars as soon as the 2030s. Several other space agencies have similar plans and timelines for their own respective Mars explorations. This exciting time in our history nonetheless comes with the challenges of long-term space travel.

Two ecological and economical challenges arise: the sustainable management of waste produced in space and the high cost of shipping materials to space.

Waste management on a Mars mission will be paramount for the following reasons:

  1. the need to recover as much water and oxygen as possible to sustain life in outer space,
  2. the need to treat human waste to minimize health risks for the crew of a Mars mission, and
  3. the need to preserve the Martian environment as much as possible.

Currently, the cost of shipping materials up to space is …. This cost will limit early Mars mission crews in the supplies that they can bring from Earth to Mars. One way to mitigate this challenge is to develop a system to produce necessary items in space as needs arise.

Our Solution

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