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Chitin-Based Biomaterial Could Build a Better Mission to Mars – AZoM
If manned missions to Mars are to succeed, a radical new material is needed to meet human needs in this harshest of environments. Chitin?—?a biomaterial ubiquitous on Earth?—?could provide such a substance.
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The next stage of space exploration is all about sustainability. If manned missions to Mars are to succeed, a radical new material is needed to meet human needs in this harshest of environments. Chitin — a biomaterial ubiquitous on Earth — could provide such a substance.
As plans to send manned missions to Mars and possibly beyond develop, the revised aim of such endeavors is to enable longer-lasting visits to these alien vistas. Increased surface…
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