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BioPods: this is the invention that will allow food to be grown on the Moon and on other planets

Get to the Moon and to other planets has always been in the mind of the human being. and the device BioPods it could help not only to reach other places outside of Earth, but also to be able to live.

It is a system that allows us to grow food that allows us to survive in the place of origin, some autonomous capsules that will apply terrestrial agriculture from the year 2023.

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Interstellar Lab is the company chosen by NASA to install its futuristic greenhouses on the International Space Station, first, reported the Spanish website Omicrono.

How do they work? What it does is control the temperature, humidity, oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air, in order to recreate the optimal conditions that each type of plant needs. Another important detail is that it can capture a ton of CO2 every year.

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Its structure also gives opportunity for cultivation. It has a maximum height of 5 meters, 11 meters long and 6 meters wide. This gives a total of 55 square meters as a growing area. Light is then filtered through the transparent, inflatable membrane, and the water is recycled into a treatment system that leads to the tanks.

From what was known, the assembly of the first unit began on June 9, 2022, in Paris. Then they will continue to be installed in other countries. Its price is 230,000 euros.

Source: Elcomercio

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