Could spaceships just put a bunch of plants on board to produce all their oxygen and get rid of the carbon dioxide?

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Could spaceships just put a bunch of plants on board to produce all their oxygen and get rid of the carbon dioxide?

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If they had enough light for the plants to photosynthesize, the plants could recycle the CO2 back into O2 yes, however there would need to be a substantial power supply to power the process which is difficult the further you get away from the Sun.

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