NASA has tried a lot of weird things already in the past: from turning poop into fuel to trying to grow some veggies in space. Now they are being paid to turn human waste into food.
They want to feed people other people's poop.
The space agency released a press release describing the project, called Synthetic Biology, in which they are receiving 1.6 million in grant funding for a three year project. The document reads: "Technology drives exploration, and investments in these technologies and technologists is essential to ensure NASA and the nation have the capabilities necessary to meet the challenges we will face as we journey to Mars. The faculty selected and their colleagues help assure a robust university research community dedicated to advanced space technology development."
In the past, the space agency has experienced enough delays and explosions in the past with carriers holding supplies, so if this project were successful, it would work as an alternative to feeding and supporting those in space for months at a time.
[via Futurology Alert]
