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Self-Growing Habitats & Space Bases

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Namibia Biohab Project

Fungus, alga and microbes in general are ideal for new space habitats. Mushrooms hold the status of being the protein source with the lowest water needs. We could potentially be trying something like literal hanging gardens on venus by having buoyant, floating growth chambers high in the venutian atmosphere. And we might with even better biotec have growing balloons that self inflated from their gas exhalations.

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