Five varieties of seeds provided by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma are pictured inside the cupola as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.
Agriculture
Posted inLife Support Systems, Mars, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Life Science
Growing Food On Mars: Alfalfa Can Fertilize Soil And Cyanobacteria Can Desalinate Salt Water
Growth of radish plants in alfalfa treated basaltic regolith simulant soil using fresh water (left), unfiltered (middle) or filtered (right) biodesalinated water. CREDIT Kasiviswanathan et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY […]
Posted inMicrogravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Stations
An Agarose Hydrogel Composite Has Possible Applications For Space Farming
Original article: Agarose hydrogel composite supports microgreen cultivation with enhanced porosity and continuous water supply under terrestrial and microgravitational conditions, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Abstract: Agarose hydrogel composite supports […]
Posted inPlant Biology
Terrestrial Fungus May Be Key To Farming In Space
Mold is something that most people try to avoid, but NASA may soon welcome a certain type of mold aboard its spacecraft. On long-distance space voyages of the future, astronauts […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Plant Biology, Space Agriculture, Status Report
Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse Crops Continue to Thrive on Devon Island
Three weeks after the last humans departed from NASA Haughton-Mars Project Base Camp on Devon Island, the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse continues to operate – by itself. Its operations are […]
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Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse Grows First Crop on Devon Island
Two weeks after the last humans departed from NASA Haughton Mars Project Base Camp on Devon Island, the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse continues to operate – by itself. Its operations […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Life Support Systems, Plant Biology, Space Agriculture, Status Report
Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse Frequently Asked Questions
In July 2002 SpaceRef Interactive installed a greenhouse (the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse) on Devon Island as a contribution to the NASA-SETI Institute Haughton Mars Project (HMP). The greenhouse is […]