Maintaining human life in space requires the provision of essential resources like food, water, and air, which is expensive and demands a lot of mass. Efforts are being made to develop closed loop systems to minimize reliance on external resources, such as recycling waste products for food production. This includes growing plants using self-generated fertilizer to sustain life in space.
What technology can we look forward to in commercial spaceflight? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover SpaceX, other space startups, and what is going on in the commercial space industry with engineer and executive Lauren Lyons.
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