♻️ Is it possible to recycle trash in space?
Researchers here at Kennedy are using OSCAR to test technology to convert trash generated during spaceflight into useful gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water vapor, and methane. Astronauts could potentially use these gases as supplies or vent them from the spacecraft during a mission to reduce the mass of the spacecraft. OSCAR and “trash-to-gas” is one of several potential solutions NASA is investigating to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste generated by astronauts for future missions as part of its logistics reduction and resource reutilization strategy.
Credit: Kim Shiflett
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