Artificial Biospheres In Space

From: Ed Minchau [mailto:spider_boris@...]

> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "Combs, Mike"
> wrote:
> >
> > SSI sponsored some research indicating that to sustain a crew of 4
with food
> > grown under artificial lighting, the electric bill would be forty
million
> > dollars a month.
> >
> > Have a billion or so laying around you don't need? :)
>
> LOL. No, but who says all the electricity would come from the
> grid? All of those missile silo sites include several acres of land.
>
> BTW can you direct me to that study? I'm sure it would answer (and
> raise) lots of questions.

You know, after I typed the above I went looking for the reference. I was
certain I'd find it on the SSI website, or in an article by Lee Valentine on
another site, but I couldn't find it. I hope I didn't misremember the
numbers.

But the study gets mentioned here http://ssi.org/research_update.html and
here
http://www.hobbyspace.com/AAdmin/archive/Articles/Guests/atwgBriefingLeeVale
ntine.html Lee Valentine mentions Biosphere II and the need for more study.

Regards,

Mike Combs