Microalgae for food and oxygen - German Sarmiento - 2021 Mars Society Convention HD

Title: Evaluation of the production of Haematococcus pluvialis, Chlorella sp. and Arthrospira maxima as an alternative source of protein and antioxidants for the production of food and oxygen for space travelers in exploration rovers Speaker: German Sarmiento Mars Society Columbia Track code: MD-8 Abstract: The goals is the establishment of totally self-sustaining microalga cultures facing to the possibility of being an alternative for the production of oxygen and food for travelers space. Thus, microalgae cultures can be a terraforming tool in the colonization of Mars, since on that planet areas have been found where the water is in a state of freezing. However, within the variables to experiment for the development of systems microalgae on the Moon or other planets, or in transport vehicles, are among others the tests biologicals as suitable diagnostic tools to determine the effect of physical and chemical agents on test organisms under experimental conditions specific and controlled. These effects can be both inhibition and magnification, evaluated by the reaction of organisms, such as death, growth, proliferation, multiplication, morphological, physiological or histological changes. The adaptation of microorganisms to the environmental conditions of the area where It is expected that the crops should be started taking into account the effects that may manifest at different levels, from subcellular structures or enzyme systems, to whole organisms, populations or communities. These elements are raised under 14 key subsystems for the settlement of humans in another celestial body From the 24th Annual International Mars Society Convention, held as a Virtual Convention worldwide on the Internet from October 14-17, 2021. The four-day International Mars Society Convention, held every year since 1998, brings together leading scientists, engineers, aerospace industry representatives, government policymakers and journalists to talk about the latest scientific discoveries, technological advances and political-economic developments that could help pave the way for a human mission to the planet Mars. Conference Papers and some presentations will be available on www.MarsPapers.org For more information on the Mars Society, visit our website at www.MarsSociety.org #MarsSociety #MarsSocCon2021