Episode 61: Mold in Space?!

(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