Colonize and live on Mars thanks to cyanobacteria?

Colonize and live on Mars thanks to cyanobacteria?
Research has shown that cyanobacteria can reproduce excellently under Martian conditions and thus form the basis for biological life support systems.
17 February 2021
© ZARM/Universität Bremen
A trip to Mars takes about nine months with current spacecraft. That means astronauts would have to spend a long time on the Red Planet after landing. Supplying them there with life-sustaining consumables is not easy, however, because in addition to the long travel time, safety aspects and transportation costs also figure into the equation. In other words, resources must be both created and recycled on Mars. Biological systems, or bioregenerative life support systems (BLSS), would be the best solution. More specifically, cyanobacteria could be the solution. Humboldt Fellow Cyprien Verseux from ZARM at the University of Bremen, Germany, has now published initial research results in the scientific publication frontiers which indicate that cyanobacteria reproduce excellently under Martian conditions. Thus, they could form the basis for biological life support systems.

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