USF professor, students work to develop technology NASA may use in space

The potential solution Daniel Yeh developed recovers fertilizer found in human waste.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:50 p.m. November 11, 2020
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Courtesy, NASA/Cory Huston. USF Ph. D. student Talon Bullard with the Organic Processor Assembly at Kennedy Space Center. Bullard’s graduate research revolves around the design and operation of the Organic Processor Assembly.
Courtesy, NASA/Cory Huston. USF Ph. D. student Talon Bullard with the Organic Processor Assembly at Kennedy Space Center. Bullard’s graduate research revolves around the design and operation of the Organic Processor Assembly.
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Whatever happens, it won’t be a waste.

That's the stance at the University of South Florida, which has created a technology system —being tested by NASA — to convert human waste into fertilizer and water. It could have big benefits, including helping astronauts grow fresh food in space. 

 

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