Waste of space

摘要

A european-developed processing plant designed for recycling human waste could be at the heart of future manned space missions to Mars and beyond. The Engineer has learned.rnInaugurated earlier this month at Barcelona's Autonoma University, the so-called Melissa system (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) uses arnfrom the process industry to recover food, water and oxygen from waste products, including faeces, urine, and carbon dioxide.