Why didn’t they just keep growing astrophasge for teh astronauts during the voyage using CO2 they were breathing outWhy didn’t they just keep growing astrophasge for teh astronauts during the voyage using CO2 they were breathing out
The short answer is thermodynamics and energy. While the astronauts were indeed exhaling the exact raw material Astrophage needs to replicate (carbon dioxide), the math behind keeping them alive on
