• Episode 61: Mold in Space?!

  • Jul 15 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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Episode 61: Mold in Space?!

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  • (2:20) The ISS has mold issues!

    (3:25) How does mold grow without oxygen?

    (5:30) Mold found behind clothing wrack

    (6:20) Impossible to sterilize

    (7:35) Background info

    (10:30) low gravity environments

    (11:35) Really an ideal place for mold to grow

    (12:10) Mold hates fresh moving air

    (12:35) Similar to crawl spaces

    (14:50) Gravity in space

    (17:50) We wrap our houses too tight. They can't breathe.

    (19:15) Could space radiation make mold growth worse?

    (20:40) Consensus: Even if mold runs out of oxygen, it can stay in dormancy for a long period of time.

    (22:30) Not just contaminated with mold

    (23:35) 2011 - mold on Japanese model fan

    (24:10) 2016 - ISSS Air-duct mold problem

    (25:45) You cannot spot treat mold

    (26:57) Story - Mike's sister in Germany
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