Life Support Systems Archives - Astrobiology

Offworld Botany: Genetically Modified, Extemely Dwarf Tomato Plants

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Astronaut Anne McClain Conducts Offworld Space Botany Research

Plant Biology

Astronaut Anne McClain Conducts Offworld Space Botany Research

Harvesting Lettuce For A Space Station Study

Plant Biology

Harvesting Lettuce For A Space Station Study

Status Update Of NASA’s Assessment Of The Biological Contamination Threat Of Crewed Mars Surface Missions

Planetary Protection & Biosafety

Status Update Of NASA’s Assessment Of The Biological Contamination Threat Of Crewed Mars Surface Missions

Space Biology Advanced Plant Habitat No Longer Available for Proposed ISS-Studies

Plant Biology

Space Biology Advanced Plant Habitat No Longer Available for Proposed ISS-Studies

Niallia tiangongensis sp. nov., Isolated From The China Space Station

Microbiology & Virology

Niallia tiangongensis sp. nov., Isolated From The China Space Station

Telomere Dynamics and Oxidative Stress in Arabidopsis in the Space Radiation Environment (APEX-12)

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Telomere Dynamics and Oxidative Stress in Arabidopsis in the Space Radiation Environment (APEX-12)

Offworld Botany: Plant Habitat-07 On-orbit Experiment Reveals Impact of Water Stress on Lettuce Plants

Space Agriculture

Offworld Botany: Plant Habitat-07 On-orbit Experiment Reveals Impact of Water Stress on Lettuce Plants

Atmospheric Dynamics Of The First Steps Toward Terraforming Mars

Terraforming & Geoengineering

Atmospheric Dynamics Of The First Steps Toward Terraforming Mars

Lichens Survived A Martian Simulation In A New Study

Mars

Lichens Survived A Martian Simulation In A New Study

Engineering Microbial Symbiosis for Mars Habitability

Terraforming & Geoengineering

Engineering Microbial Symbiosis for Mars Habitability

Away Team Tech: How Perseverance Is Helping Prepare Astronauts for Mars

Mars

Away Team Tech: How Perseverance Is Helping Prepare Astronauts for Mars

Martian Dust And Future Human Space Exploration

Mars

Martian Dust And Future Human Space Exploration

On-orbit Microbial Succession Patterns Of The China Space Station During The Construction Period

Microbiology & Virology

On-orbit Microbial Succession Patterns Of The China Space Station During The Construction Period

Why Space Biology Is The Next Great Innovation Opportunity

Space Life Science

Why Space Biology Is The Next Great Innovation Opportunity

Growing Algae On Mars

Life Support Systems

Growing Algae On Mars

DARPA: Building Space Elevators, Space Nets, and other Large Bio-Mechanical Space Structures

Nanotechnology & SynBio

DARPA: Building Space Elevators, Space Nets, and other Large Bio-Mechanical Space Structures

NASA SOMD 2025 TRISH Appendix A – Enhancing eXploration Platforms and ANalog Definition (EXPAND) Exploratory Studies

Analog Studies

NASA SOMD 2025 TRISH Appendix A – Enhancing eXploration Platforms and ANalog Definition (EXPAND) Exploratory Studies

The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile – Making It “Dirtier” Could Improve Astronaut Health

Space Stations

The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile – Making It “Dirtier” Could Improve Astronaut Health

Developing An Alternative Medium For In-space Biomanufacturing

Life Support Systems

Developing An Alternative Medium For In-space Biomanufacturing