HELPING LIFE TAKE ROOT

BEYOND EARTH

Propagule brings ecology and technology together to build resilient, self-sustaining ecosystems for communities on Earth & throughout the solar system.

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CLOSED-LOOP
SYSTEMS

Recycling resources for life beyond Earth.

SPACE ECOLOGY

Studying living systems for space habitats.

OPEN SCIENCE

Sharing research, tools, and collaboration.

EARTH + BEYOND

Building solutions for space and Earth.

Building the Science of Sustainable Life Beyond Earth

Space exploration needs more than rockets.

To live and work beyond Earth, humans will need systems that can support life for the long term. Propagule is developing closed ecological life support technologies that bring together biology, engineering, and systems thinking.

Our work focuses on resilient, regenerative ecosystems that can recycle resources, maintain balance, and help communities thrive in extreme environments — from Earth to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

“Because rockets can take us farther, but ecology will help us stay.”

Propagule Space Ecology Institute