Cows on Mars?

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25 Sep

When we eventually go to Mars - will we take cows with us? I caught up with a fellow Aussie with a huge interest in Mars - Dr. Dianne McGrath. We spoke in-depth all about how we could potentially live on Mars answering the fundamental question - will we be able to take cows with us? You'll be surprised by the answer!

Timestamps:

3:03 - About Dianne McGrath: PHD Candidate at MIT research on food waste, other passions of space; life on Mars; long duration space missions especially around mental health on long duration space missions ; in-situ resource utilisation on both the Moon and Mars
3:36 - INSITU for off planet and on Earth
4:34 - How to recycle well here on Earth: Understanding more deeply how things can be recycled. 4.54 - Mars Desert Research Station on food waste recycling
6:26 - How accurate is The Martian?
7:01 - Something better than the good ol spud!
7:33 - A closer look at Martian and Lunar Regolith to support vegetables
8:15 - Mars One and producing plants in Martian regolith
8:47 - Comparison of growing food on Earth, Moon and Mars
10:01 - Grow to harvest seeds for the next generation
10:18 - Are there the right lighting conditions on Mars to grow plants?
11:03 - Plants under pressure (environment, lighting etc.)
12:38 - Can this work on Earth?
13:24 - Easy access to health food
13:59 - Vast majority of the population living in urban spaces
14:17 - Vow food: Meat without the animal
15:19 - How these technologies can be applied here on Earth
16:23 - Space Cows!
17:12 - Insects on Mars
18:03 - Martian compost?
18:46 - Insects: a tasty snack!
19:18 - Mars One deep-dive
20:09 - A one-way trip to Mars….why???
23:56 - Mars: A retirement as a option
24:45 - Moon or Mars: What would you prefer?
26:40 - The human story of travelling to the Moon or Mars