Space colonization as the savior of Humanity

On 11/30/05, sraj wrote:
> 3. The concept of recycling? No space colony can survive without recycling.
> But this idea is still to pick up effectively on our own planet. Especially
> bringing organic waste of all kinds back to the farms.

You probably don't want to do that with human waste though; too many
pathogens can be passed between humans that way. And the idea that you
can medically isolate a habitat from other habitats and Earth is
extremely unlikely.

Ultimately you can always do supercritical water oxidation:

http://www.turbosynthesis.com/summitresearch/sumscw1.htm

Basically stick anything organic in there and it comes out as CO2, N2,
H2O and miscellaneous. You can then stick the gases into the
atmosphere for the plants to recycle for you.

We know from nuclear powered submarines that, provided you have plenty
of power, life support is not a huge problem.

> Selvaraj

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