Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms

Rosa Santomartino; Nils J.H. Averesch; Marufa Bhuiyan; Charles S. Cockell; Jesse Colangelo; Yosephine Gumulya; Benjamin Lehner; Ivanna Lopez-Ayala; Sean McMahon; Anurup Mohanty; Sergio R. Santa Maria; Camilla Urbaniak; Rik Volger; Jiseon Yang; Luis Zea

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2

Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms

Rosa Santomartino, Nils J.H. Averesch, Marufa Bhuiyan, Charles S. Cockell, Jesse Colangelo, Yosephine Gumulya, Benjamin Lehner, Ivanna Lopez-Ayala, Sean McMahon, Anurup Mohanty, Sergio R. Santa Maria, Camilla Urbaniak, Rik Volger, Jiseon Yang, Luis Zea

Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for (FAM)

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Abstract

Finding sustainable approaches to achieve independence from terrestrial resources is of pivotal importance for the future of space exploration. This is relevant not only to establish viable space exploration beyond low Earth–orbit, but also for ethical considerations associated with the generation of space waste and the preservation of extra-terrestrial environments. Here we propose and highlight a series of microbial biotechnologies uniquely suited to establish sustainable processes for in situ resource utilization and loop-closure. Microbial biotechnologies research and development for space sustainability will be translatable to Earth applications, tackling terrestrial environmental issues, thereby supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1391
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2
State	Published - Dec 2023

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy

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Santomartino, R., Averesch, N. J. H., Bhuiyan, M., Cockell, C. S., Colangelo, J., Gumulya, Y., Lehner, B., Lopez-Ayala, I., McMahon, S., Mohanty, A., Santa Maria, S. R., Urbaniak, C., Volger, R., Yang, J., & Zea, L. (2023). Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms. Nature communications, 14(1), Article 1391. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2

Santomartino, R, Averesch, NJH, Bhuiyan, M, Cockell, CS, Colangelo, J, Gumulya, Y, Lehner, B, Lopez-Ayala, I, McMahon, S, Mohanty, A, Santa Maria, SR, Urbaniak, C, Volger, R, Yang, J & Zea, L 2023, 'Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms', Nature communications, vol. 14, no. 1, 1391. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37070-2

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