Biological system reduces amount of freight for delivery to orbit

Ever wondered why humans have not colonized Mars, or traveled further into space? We have. It is not because the technology is lacking - in fact, using the technology we have today it might be possible to achieve these aims (Wall 2013). The main limiting factor is the cost. For instance, the Curiosity mission cost 2.8 billion US dollars. During the mission, a rover was sent to Mars to investigate the composition of the soil. The cost of this was not insanely high, but with a budget for space exp...