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NASA offers $3 million to recycle 96 bags of human waste left by Apollo astronauts


NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a $3 million prize, seeks innovative solutions to transform the 96 bags of human waste left on the Moon by Apol

More than 50 years after astronauts from NASA’s Apollo missions left behind 96 bags of human waste on the Moon, the agency is now seeking innovative solutions to turn that abandoned material into usable resources. NASA has launched the LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a $3 million prize to individuals or teams who can develop technologies that transform lunar waste—such as feces, urine, and vomit—into valuable assets like water, energy, or fertilizer. Here’s how to make it happen NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a $3 million prize, seeks innovative solutions to transform the 96 bags of human waste left on the Moon by Apollo missions into valuable resources like water, energy, or fertilizer.

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