[NIAC 2023] Growing Mars Habitats with Bioreactors

Universe Today Podcast · Mar 9, 2023 · 23m

Making habitats from available materials will be a big part of Mars missions. One of the 2023 NIAC awards explored the possibility of growing structures on Mars with the help of fungi and bacteria. We're discussing this project with Dr Congrui Jin.🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 More about the NIAC award: https://www.universetoday.com/159635/instead-of-building-structures-on-mars-we-could-grow-them-with-the-help-of-bacteria/00:00 Intro01:21 Growing Structures on Mars08:37 Self-healing materials10:40 Using this tech on Earth12:36 Next steps17:44 When can we expect…