Seeds launched into space in November last year, have now been positioned inside and outside the International Space Station to be exposed to the full range of cosmic radiation and […]
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Posted inLife Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Physiology & Medicine, Space Stations, Status Report
2022 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station
The 2022 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is now available. Read about the pioneering discoveries made in life and physical sciences, human health, and new technologies […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations
XROOTS Offworld Dwarf Tomatoes Update
Red Dwarf Tomatoes were grown without soil using hydroponic and aeroponic nourishing techniques to demonstrate space agricultural methods to sustain crews on long term space flights farther away from Earth […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
NASA’s Quick Start Guide To Space Station Payload Design
This easy-to-use guide provides best practices and “tricks of the trade” to help the payload developer successfully work with NASA on designing, developing, and flying a payload on the space […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
NASA Space Biology Research Funding Opportunity: Exposure To Lunar Regolith Simulant
NASA Space Biology is soliciting proposals for ground-based plant or animal studies (and/or their associated microbes) that will characterize the responses of these organisms to conditions that recapitulate the stressors […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Plant Actin Cytoskeleton And Microgravity
The cytoskeleton is a network of thread-like proteins in plant and animal cells that carries out key functions in many biological processes.
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Cryobiology, Life Support Systems, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Freeze-drying Algae Can Awaken From Cryostasis And Could Support Spacecraft Life Support Systems
Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys contain some of Earth’s coldest and driest deserts.
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Australian National University To Support Aussie Start-up In Growing Plants On The Moon
The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One that aims to grow plants on […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Citizen Science / Open Science, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
The Next Generation Of Moon Tree Seeds Will Fly On Artemis I
In a nod to the legacy of Apollo 14, and a celebration of the future of space exploration, NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s Next Gen STEM project and the USDA […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Life Support Systems, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Scientists Grow Plants in Lunar Soil
In the early days of the space age, the Apollo astronauts took part in a visionary plan: Bring samples of the lunar surface material, known as regolith, back to Earth […]