Transporting livestock in space

Discussion in 'Astronomy, Exobiology, & Cosmology' started by domesticated om, Aug 18, 2010.

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  1. Nasor

    Nasor Valued Senior Member

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    Maybe not for you - but I strongly suspect that you would have all the qualified volunteers you needed.
     
    Nasor, Sep 1, 2010
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  3. Cifo

    Cifo Day destroys the night, Registered Senior Member

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    I think animal husbandry is far too inefficient regarding cost/effort/volume/weight/etc and that hydroponic GM plants would be far more efficient (you could eat everything, and they reconvert exhaled CO2 into food) and produce all nutrients complete with appropriate tastes/textures/etc.
     
    Cifo, Sep 1, 2010
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  5. Starthane Xyzth

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    Eventually, though, permanent offworld colonies will want to provide a truly Earthlike environment - either in sealed artificial habitats, or on terraformed planets. That will have to include animals, including non-domestic animals.

    Even a self-contained space habitat, like the one in Spidergoat's picture, could contains parks and zoos, maybe small wilderness patches.
     
    Starthane Xyzth, Sep 1, 2010
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