Take a Leak for Space Travel
MSNBC is having too much fun with this story…starting with the title-
“Can urine whiz rockets to Mars?”
The idea of using urine to whiz rockets to the moon and beyond is once again leaking into the realm of possibility.
That’s because scientists have begun to crack the code of how bacteria that live without the aid of oxygen convert ammonium — a key chemical in urine — into hydrazine, which is a type of rocket fuel…
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I am … awestruck.
Beer is essential for long range spaceflight!
What a wonderous time to be alive!