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I’m pretty sure NASA has been reusing carbon on human spacecraft since at least the Apollo program.



That is not the case; carbon (as CO2) was captured by disposable LiOH cartridges through the end of the Shuttle program. On the ISS, it's captured on zeolite beds and vented into space. Except for a few small-scale plant experiments, no space program has demonstrated carbon capture and re-use.


Ah I see, thank you! I figured someone would know better than me on this.




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