The artistic vision of astronauts and Martian pioneers. Creating a self-sustaining settlement on the Red Planet will need to use local resources and the efforts of intelligence supporters.
If you are fond of chemical experiments and adore working in the laboratory, you may contribute to the creation of the first Martian store and earn good money. NASA is challenging all Americans to come up with a new, efficient way to convert carbon dioxide to glucose, that is, ordinary sugar.
CO2 dominates the thin Martian atmosphere, and energy-rich glucose is an excellent fuel for microbial “bioreactors” that could produce various things for the future settlers of the Red Planet. Ensuring sustainable life on another planet will need serious resources, but humanity will not be able to bring everything with it. We'll have to rely on fantasy. The new project offers $ 1 million for development. If it turns out to turn a rich resource of carbon dioxide into a variety of useful products, then the process of colonization will avoid serious problems with food and will move much faster. The competition consists of two stages. At the first participant provides a detailed description of the conversion system. Interested people should have time to register before January 24, 2019 and submit proposals by February 28, 2019.
In April, NASA will announce the selection of 5 finalists, each of whom will receive $ 50,000. The second stage includes the construction and demonstration of the transformation system. The victory will cost $ 750,000. Foreign nationals can also participate if they are part of a team based in the United States. Details on the project site https://www.co2conversionchallenge.org/.
