I-European Space Agency (ESA) imemezele ngoLwesithathu ukuthi yethule uhlelo olusha oluzosiza ukucacisa ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukulima enyangeni. Ngaphakathi kohlaka lwephrojekthi "Ukudala izimo zokulima eNyangeni ngokukhiqiza umanyolo ovela ku-regolith ethuthukisiwe", izindlela ezihlukahlukene zokukhipha amaminerali emhlabathini wenyanga wezolimo ze-hydroponic zizofundwa.
Kube nezinkulumo eziningi muva nje mayelana nokudalwa kwamakholomu enyanga, ikakhulukazi u-Elon Musk, ohlose ukuqoqa inyanga ngo-2030. Kodwa umqondo wokuhlala "edwaleni lasemkhathini" uphakamisa umbuzo obalulekile: bazoyitholaphi abahlali. ukudla kwabo? Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba khona isikhathi eside enyangeni, i-ESA isebenza nenkampani yokucubungula imithombo yasemkhathini iSolsys Mining kanye nezikhungo ezimbili zocwaningo zaseYurophu ukuze kuthuthukiswe izindlela ezisimeme zokulima nge-hydroponic emkhathini.
Inhlabathi engaphezulu kwenyanga, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-regolith, inothile ngemisoco, kodwa lokhu akuwenzi i-substrate efanelekile yokutshala imifino. I-Regolith ayinakho izinhlanganisela ze-nitrogen ezidingekayo ekukhuleni kwezitshalo okusimeme; ibuye ibe yi-hydrophobic futhi ihlangene phambi kwamanzi, okwenza kube nzima ukwakha uhlelo lwezimpande olunempilo lwezithombo. (Kungenzeka ukuthi yingakho ukuhlolwa kokutshalwa kwe-regolith eNyuvesi yaseFlorida ngonyaka odlule kungazange kuhlabe umxhwele umhlaba wesayensi.)
Ochwepheshe be-ESA bathi i-hydroponics iqeda isidingo somhlabathi. Esikhundleni sokuthemba ukuthi izitshalo zizomila ku-regolith noma enye i-substrate, i-hydroponics ivumela lezi zimpande ukuthi zikhule ngqo emanzini anothile ngezakhi. Kodwa-ke, ukuze amanzi asetshenziselwa i-lunar hydroponics abe nomsoco, i-Solsys ne-ESA kuzodingeka bakhe uhlelo olukhipha imisoco ku-regolith.
Okwamanje, uSolsys uzama izinqubo ezahlukahlukene zemishini, zamakhemikhali nezebhayoloji ezingatshalwa ngazo lezi zakhi. I-Geotechnical Institute of Norway kanye neCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Space bakha uhlelo olugxilisa imisoco ewusizo futhi lususe izinto ezingadingeki.
"Lo msebenzi uyadingeka ekuhloleni inyanga yesikhathi eside esizayo," kusho uMalgorzata Holinska, i-ESA Materials and Technology Engineer. "Ukuthola ukuba khona komuntu okuqhubekayo enyangeni kuzobandakanya ukusebenzisa izinsiza zendawo kanye nokuthola imisoco etholakala ku-lunar regolith engasiza ekukhuliseni izitshalo."
Iphrojekthi ye-ESA yaqala ngoZibandlela wezi-2022 futhi izophothulwa ekupheleni kwalo nyaka. Le nhlangano ayizange isho ukuthi hlobo luni lwemikhiqizo engathanda ukuyitshala enyangeni. Mhlawumbe, phakathi nokuhlolwa, ezinye izinhlobo zizobonakala zikufanelekela ukulima kwenyanga; manje uSolsys ukhula ngempumelelo utamatisi, ubhontshisi nopelepele kuma-hydroponics lapha eMhlabeni.
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