Year: 2025
Type: review
Abstract: Human space exploration faces different challenges. Topics like Bioregenerative Life Support Systems, In Situ Resource Utilization, and radiation protection, still require for more suitable solutions to be applied in long-term space exploration. Synthetic biology could be a powerful tool for enabling human exploration of space and planets. This paper explores key topics including resource utilization, life support systems, radiation protection, and human health, providing recommendations for short-, mid-, and long-term advancements in space exploration.
Source: npj Microgravity
Authors: Silvano Onofri, Ralf Moeller, Daniela Billi, Michele Balsamo, Anke Becker, Eugenio Benvenuto, Alessia Cassaro, Ilaria Catanzaro, Charles S. Cockell, Angiola Desiderio, Tom Ellis, José Eduardo Gonzáles-Pastor, Christiane Hahn, Natalie Leys, Patrick Leo, Marie-Christine Maurel, Claudia Pacelli, Bruno Pavletic, Caterina Ripa, Lynn J. Rothschild, Leonardo Surdo
Institutions: Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), University of Rome Tor Vergata, Kayser (Italy), Philipps University of Marburg, Loewe Center for Synthetic Microbiology, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA Casaccia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Centro de Astrobiología, Space Applications Services (Belgium), Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne Université, Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Université des Antilles, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Ames Research Center
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,690
Funder: European Space Agency
Award: G4946410013
OpenAlex ID: W4412366241