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Russia and China Working on Sustainable

Moon Bases: What Do We Know About
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By Sputnik
Published: Apr 18, 2024 08:57 AM

Establishing sustainable closed-loop research facilities capable of maintaining

life on the Moon is an ambitious task only two countries have come close to so

far.

Over the last 50 years, Russian and Chinese scientists have managed to create
virtually autonomous systems to sustain life in outer space.

The lunar bases in focus are China's Yuegong-1 (also referred to as the Lunar

Palace) and Russia's BIOS-3.

Both are environmentally closed facilities capable of supporting a long-

duration self-contained mission with no external inputs other than power.

At first, researchers and designers faced serious issues in providing adequate

life-support on a space station. However, the problem could now been solved
thanks to the introduction of nutrient-dense foods, allowing for long-term

research missions in the harsh and barren environment.

Check out Sputnik's infographic to learn more!

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