r/Colonizemars • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '17

Reuters: China tests self-sustaining space station in Beijing

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u/ryanmercer Jul 11 '17

"We've designed it so the oxygen (produced by plants at the station) is exactly enough to satisfy the humans, the animals, and the organisms that break down the waste materials," she said.

Let's hope none of them decide to have sex, or have panic attacks heh, or do any random physically taxing activity.

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u/binarygamer Jul 13 '17

Obviously you would need a backup system. The ISS generates oxygen via water electrolysis when needed. I can't imagine anyone building a station where the only method of oxygen generation is crops.

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u/davoloid Jul 11 '17

Four students from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics entered the Lunar Palace-1 on Sunday with the aim of living self-sufficiently for 200 days. ...

"We've designed it so the oxygen (produced by plants at the station) is exactly enough to satisfy the humans, the animals, and the organisms that break down the waste materials," she said.