No. 113/2021

28 HUMBOLDT KOSMOS 113/2021 Air, fuel and drugs – what about if they could all be produced on Mars? A drop of blue-green algae brought from Earth and cultivated on Mars could suffice, says astro- biologist Cyprien Verseux. Self-sufficient Mars missions would become possible. Text JAN BERNDORFF THE MARTIAN CLOSE UP ON RESEARCH