Statistics – Applications
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Jan 2003
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INT.FORUM-STAIF 2003: Conf.on Thermophysics in Microgravity; Commercial/Civil Next Generation
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Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Mars
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Scientists and engineers have recognized for a long time that transporting food supplies from Earth to extraterrestrial colonies is not a feasible option over the long run because of weight, distance, and ultimately costs. It has therefore been accepted that colonists on the Moon and Mars will have to be capable of feeding themselves from greenhouse-grown crops. A number of greenhouse designs have been proposed, and the designs fall into two categories: inflatable greenhouses manufactured on Earth and transported to Mars and greenhouses manufactured on Mars using local materials and resources. Both types come in small, spartan versions and large-scale architectural masterpieces, the latter envisioning beautiful mall-like vistas in which grain fields and orchards are interspersed with fishponds and goat pastures, while strawberry-munching gardeners oversee the scene. We propose some guidelines for the construction of greenhouses on Mars with the emphasis on the biological challenges presented by growing plants and other organisms on a continual basis to sustain a human population. We regard greenhouses to be the first, small terraformed surface areas on Mars and will suggest how the knowledge gained in their operation may be applied to the later course of biological terraforming of the entire planet.
Elliot Kandis
Graham James M.
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