As space exploration prepares itself to launch manned missions deeper into our solar system, the need for more and more self-sufficient living environments increases. Among the key components of any autonomous system is an efficient and inexhaustible recycling system. Biosystems engineering is at the cutting edge of environmentally friendly recycling and is therefore well equipped to provide a solid foundation for such a sustainable habitat. This paper outlines how engineering and biology may be integrated to support key activities in a space station, namely eating, working, regeneration and controlling the environment.
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