Food For Astronauts From Air and Urine

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00:00Imagine that the food astronauts eat during their long journeys to the moon, or Mars, could come from air and urine.

00:11This is in science fiction. It's a real project funded by the European Space Agency to make space travel more sustainable.

00:21The project aims to produce a protein powder called Solane, made using microbes, air and urea from urine as a nitrogen source.

00:32This groundbreaking technology could allow astronauts to generate sustainable food in space without the need to carry large supplies from Earth.

00:41If approved, it could reshape the future of food production beyond our planet.

00:51For more information, visit www.fema.org