Converting human waste into rocket fuel

Flushing the human waste produced on space missions out an airlock isn’t an option for astronauts. Currently its stored in containers before being loaded into cargo vehicles that burn up as they pass through Earth’s atmosphere, but researchers at the University of Florida (UF) have found a better use for the material, by developing a process to turn it into rocket fuel.

Over the years, there have been different proposals from various countries and private companies to build a base on the Moon. While we’re still waiting for construction of such a base to begin, in 2006 NASA announced that it planned to have a permanently staffed base on the Moon by 2024 and began exploring ways to reduce the weight of spacecraft leaving the Earth

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Glance Fleeting said:

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Actually, that is an amazing story.

Converting human waste into rocket fuel will also be useful for when people go to mars

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well someone had to do it

There are two parts to converting human waste into rocket fuel, number 1s and number 2s.

Number 2s provide organic material – and practically any organic material can be used as of fuel. If you want more sublety, heat number 2s under pressure to produce a good copy of crude oil.

Number 1s contain urea, which is easily chemically converted into explosive. Or less easily converted into ammonium perchlorate – a standard oxidiser for rocket fuel.