I have heard a news story some time ago that they reckon in the the future they will be able to build a biosphere in space to start growing organic life to solve the farming crises in other countries.
Does anybody have anymore information about whether this is really possible?
2007-05-10 10:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is definitely possible, but the the cost of doing this would be astronomical. It would cost much more money than it could possible make to maintain such a biosphere in space. Plus, if a small chunk of debris punctured the biosphere, entire crops would be ruined. It doesn't sound very feasible, but it is definitely possible.
2007-05-10 11:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by Spilamilah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems pretty far fetched to me. No farm on earth is self suficient; they get supplies etc from off the farm and where do you get the co2 IN SPACE.
2007-05-10 12:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its possible but not economical. Its a very stupid idea. The energy used to launch rockets and bring them back is very wasteful just to produce food.
2007-05-10 11:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's wrong with Earth? This ol' planet's still got a lot of room.
2007-05-10 11:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋