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Lessons from 'The Martian': How astronaut poop could help us settle the Red Planet

By fertilizing inorganic regolith with organic human waste that has been processed through bioreactors, future astronauts ...

Space launches are changing the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere, studies warn – here’s what can be done

There is another way forward. A circular economy for space applies the same principles that aims to transform modern waste policy on Earth. This means designing products to last and keep them in ...