NASA is offering 3 million rewards to anyone that can propose a solution to an unusual space challenge: recycling human waste. As part of the lunarecycle challenge, the space agency is calling the public to develop technology that can recycle astronaut stools, urine and vomiting on the moon or during extended space flights.
Currently, apollo missions have 96 bags of human waste on the moon. The goal of this challenge is to find a way to handle garbage without adding increasing dirt in space. The winning proposal will be used in future missions, including plans for long -term posts on the moon.
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“NASA is committed to permanent space exploration. As we prepare for future human space missions, it will be necessary to consider how various waste streams, including solid waste, can be minimized – as well as how waste can be stored, can be processed, and can be reinforced in a space environment so that there can Could. ” NASA said on his website.
“The challenge can also affect and induce the better approach and results for a complete recycling, through novel approaches, through the processes that improve efficiency and reduce toxic outputs, and through small scale technologies that can be deployed in communities around the world.”
NASA is in the process of reviewing the first round of submission and will choose the best ideas to move forward in the competition. The challenge winning team will be awarded 3 million awards.
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