[Hplusroadmap] Fwd: [Artemis] Cyanobacteria can process lunar soil

[Dan Bolser]

On 14/03/2008, Bryan Bishop <kanzure at gmail.com> wrote:
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> See the email below. This may have some potential, especially if we can
> create a 'simulated lunar environment' for experimentalists at home.
> This environment would be a pressurized tank with little to no oxygen,
> and ground coverings that match the specifications of the moon.
>
> http://heybryan.org/mediawiki/index.php/Moontank


What is the potential for photosynthesis to use lunar soil as an oxidant?



- Bryan
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> Subject: [Artemis] Cyanobacteria can process lunar soil
> Date: Friday 14 March 2008
> From: cfrjlr at aim.com
> To: artemis-list at asi.org
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> Cyanobacteria can process lunar soil
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>
> Hardy Earth bacteria can grow in lunar soil
> 00:53 14 March 2008
> NewScientist.com news service
> David Shiga, Houston
>
> http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13465-hardy-earth-bacteria-can-grow-in-lunar-soil.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
>
> NASA is doing a lot of work on this currently, it could have some
> promise:
>
> They have held some workshops at Ames, e.g. Jan 28-30, 2008:
>
> Welcome to the Cyanobacteria In a Lunar Environment
>
> http://event.arc.nasa.gov/cile/
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>
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> Welcome to the Cyanobacteria In a Lunar Environment
>
> The goal of this workshop, sponsored by the NASA Astrobiology Institute,
> is to bring together microbiologists, planetary scientists and experts
> in flight experiments and hardware to assess the value and feasibility
> of studying cyanobacteria in space environments. The initial emphasis
> will be on satellite and lunar platforms with an appreciation that
> these targets will also serve as steps towards Mars and beyond.
>
> Cyanobacteria are of great interest as model microorganisms to space
> programs because of their antiquity on earth, metabolic diversity,
> resilience to adverse conditions, ability to efficiently produce oxygen
> and hydrogen, and the existence of advanced capabilities for their
> genetic manipulation. Furthermore, cyanobacteria are often considered
> as having potential value for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and
> life support technologies. Critical review of both basic research and
> application potentials of cyanobacteria is warranted as soon as
> possible to determine the course and priority of research on this group
> of microbes within the NASA mission and science programs.
>
> Our workshop is aimed at generating a well-informed, systematic research
> program to address survival, acclimation, adaptation and utilization of
> cyanobacteria in space environments. Such an exploration program will
> also need to be planned within the context of current or near-future,
> experimental capabilities of various ground, satellite and lunar
> platforms. Thus, it is critical to bring together experts in diverse
> fields, so that realistic scenarios for using cyanobacteria, and
> possibly other microorganisms, for both the mission and research goals
> of NASA can be strategically planned.
>
> We expect that the end product of the workshop will be a white paper
> that will serve as a guiding document for NASA in addressing issues
> related to the potential for life to survive and thrive in the solar
> system and for the use of microorganisms for in-situ resource
> utilization in lunar exploration. We also plan to prepare at the
> workshop, a community-authored "position paper" on these issues that
> will be published in a peer-reviewed astrobiology journal so as to
> reach a wide audience.
>
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