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Plant growth research for food production at Kennedy Space Center looks at how future resid ents ... more Plant growth research for food production at Kennedy Space Center looks at how future resid ents of Mars and the Moon will enjoy the sight, smell, taste, and nutrition of plants. Overall, the goal is to provide a sustainable source of healthy food, on long-duration space flights, so astronauts can get the nutrition they need and produce food. The sustainable production of food will aid in the efforts of closed life support. Plants have a vital application for bio regenerative life support as demands for food and oxygen can be provided through photosynthesis, while the carbon dioxide from human respiration is removed. Transpiration is also used in life support processes as waste water that can be recycled through plant systems with the resultant humidity then condensed as clean water. Selected crops will provide the nutrient requirements needed for long duration space flight. Currently, projects in food production are investigating how plants grow in Martian regolith simulant, new crops testing with tomato and pepper cultivars, acquiring real-time photosynthetic data on crops, assessing plant growth in porous concrete media, and the use of plasma for surface decontamination of seeds. II. Plant Growth in Amended Martian Regolith Simulant Future plant growth experiments in amended Martian regolith simulant will be completed after the safety has been reviewed in the processing and handling of the Martian regolith simulant. The goal of the Martian regolith research
Veggie Overview • Small Vegetable Production System-0.15 m 2 growing area • Flew to ISS on SpaceX... more Veggie Overview • Small Vegetable Production System-0.15 m 2 growing area • Flew to ISS on SpaceX-3 and was installed in Columbus module in May, 2014 • Initial experiments validated capabilities using 'Outredgeous' red romaine lettuce • Samples returned Oct., 2014 2 LED Light Cap Teflon Bellows Reservoir Plant Pillows VEGGIE was designed and built by Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) Veg-01 First Crop Harvest Sample priority: 1. Microbial analysis 2. Anthocyanin/Antioxidant/Phenolic Analysis 3. Elemental analysis of plants Only samples of >19 g could be used for all three.
Microorganisms, Mar 4, 2024
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, Nov 20, 2019
Plant microbiomes may provide vital information to plant success. Plant associated microbiomes, t... more Plant microbiomes may provide vital information to plant success. Plant associated microbiomes, the rhizosphere and phyllosphere, are composed of communities of bacteria and fungi that may be mutualistic or pathogenic. These communities have the potential to influence plant health and development and can affect plant growth. Crop plants are being investigated as a fresh and safe supplement to astronauts' diet and it is critical to understand and characterize these microbial communities. Multi-species crops, Mizuna mustard (Brassica rapa var japonica), 'Outredgeous' red romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa), and Waldman's Green lettuce (Lactuca sativa) were grown in two Veggie units on the International Space Station (ISS) for three grow outs in various combinations of plant types. Upon harvest, plant and pillow samples were frozen and returned to Earth for analysis. Bacterial and fungal community analyses for plant leaf and root, as well as pillow components, wick and media, were completed using next generation sequencing with the goal of surveying the composition of the entire community and identifying any potential pathogens. Bacteria were identified using the 16S rRNA gene whereas, fungi were identified with the internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The community composition for these three crops was compared between crop types and between plant tissue types. It is vital to mission success for the short term and long term to add nutritious, safe to eat vegetables providing a supplement to the crew members' dietary requirements as well as to develop planning for deep space missions as we reach for the moon and on to Mars. Veggie technology validation tests were supported by NASA's Space Biology Program.
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January - 4 February, 2021
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2006
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2005
Page 1. POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES Polym. Adv. Technol. 2005; 16: 167174 Published onlin... more Page 1. POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES Polym. Adv. Technol. 2005; 16: 167174 Published online 31 January 2005 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/pat.567 Effects of cell structure and density on the properties ...
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), Nov 20, 2019
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L'invention concerne de nouveaux materiaux composites contenant des aerogels melanges avec de... more L'invention concerne de nouveaux materiaux composites contenant des aerogels melanges avec des materiaux polymeres thermoplastiques a un rapport massique entre l'aerogel et le polymere thermoplastique inferieur a 20:100. Les materiaux composites presentent des proprietes ameliorees d'isolation thermique. Les materiaux composites presentent egalement une meilleure flexibilite et une fragilite moins importante a faible temperature en comparaison des materiaux polymeres thermoplastiques parents.
Goals To investigate and compare the microbial communities between flight and ground crops grow... more Goals To investigate and compare the microbial communities between flight and ground crops grown under similar conditions To compare two grow outs of flight crops To identify the presence of any plant or human associated microbes ? ? ? QUESTIONS
Scholarly Commons Citation Williams, Martha K.; Weiser, Erik S.; Fesmire, James E.; Grimsley, Bri... more Scholarly Commons Citation Williams, Martha K.; Weiser, Erik S.; Fesmire, James E.; Grimsley, Brian W.; Smith, Trent M.; Brenner, James R.; and Nelson, Gordon L., "Paper Session II-A Polyimide Foam Insulation Materials for Aerospace Vehicles and Spaceport Applications" (2004). The Space Congress® Proceedings. 8. https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings/proceedings-2004-41st/april-30/8
Plant growth research for food production at Kennedy Space Center looks at how future resid ents ... more Plant growth research for food production at Kennedy Space Center looks at how future resid ents of Mars and the Moon will enjoy the sight, smell, taste, and nutrition of plants. Overall, the goal is to provide a sustainable source of healthy food, on long-duration space flights, so astronauts can get the nutrition they need and produce food. The sustainable production of food will aid in the efforts of closed life support. Plants have a vital application for bio regenerative life support as demands for food and oxygen can be provided through photosynthesis, while the carbon dioxide from human respiration is removed. Transpiration is also used in life support processes as waste water that can be recycled through plant systems with the resultant humidity then condensed as clean water. Selected crops will provide the nutrient requirements needed for long duration space flight. Currently, projects in food production are investigating how plants grow in Martian regolith simulant, new crops testing with tomato and pepper cultivars, acquiring real-time photosynthetic data on crops, assessing plant growth in porous concrete media, and the use of plasma for surface decontamination of seeds. II. Plant Growth in Amended Martian Regolith Simulant Future plant growth experiments in amended Martian regolith simulant will be completed after the safety has been reviewed in the processing and handling of the Martian regolith simulant. The goal of the Martian regolith research
Veggie Overview • Small Vegetable Production System-0.15 m 2 growing area • Flew to ISS on SpaceX... more Veggie Overview • Small Vegetable Production System-0.15 m 2 growing area • Flew to ISS on SpaceX-3 and was installed in Columbus module in May, 2014 • Initial experiments validated capabilities using 'Outredgeous' red romaine lettuce • Samples returned Oct., 2014 2 LED Light Cap Teflon Bellows Reservoir Plant Pillows VEGGIE was designed and built by Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) Veg-01 First Crop Harvest Sample priority: 1. Microbial analysis 2. Anthocyanin/Antioxidant/Phenolic Analysis 3. Elemental analysis of plants Only samples of >19 g could be used for all three.
Microorganisms, Mar 4, 2024
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, Nov 20, 2019
Plant microbiomes may provide vital information to plant success. Plant associated microbiomes, t... more Plant microbiomes may provide vital information to plant success. Plant associated microbiomes, the rhizosphere and phyllosphere, are composed of communities of bacteria and fungi that may be mutualistic or pathogenic. These communities have the potential to influence plant health and development and can affect plant growth. Crop plants are being investigated as a fresh and safe supplement to astronauts' diet and it is critical to understand and characterize these microbial communities. Multi-species crops, Mizuna mustard (Brassica rapa var japonica), 'Outredgeous' red romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa), and Waldman's Green lettuce (Lactuca sativa) were grown in two Veggie units on the International Space Station (ISS) for three grow outs in various combinations of plant types. Upon harvest, plant and pillow samples were frozen and returned to Earth for analysis. Bacterial and fungal community analyses for plant leaf and root, as well as pillow components, wick and media, were completed using next generation sequencing with the goal of surveying the composition of the entire community and identifying any potential pathogens. Bacteria were identified using the 16S rRNA gene whereas, fungi were identified with the internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The community composition for these three crops was compared between crop types and between plant tissue types. It is vital to mission success for the short term and long term to add nutritious, safe to eat vegetables providing a supplement to the crew members' dietary requirements as well as to develop planning for deep space missions as we reach for the moon and on to Mars. Veggie technology validation tests were supported by NASA's Space Biology Program.
43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January - 4 February, 2021
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2006
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2005
Page 1. POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES Polym. Adv. Technol. 2005; 16: 167174 Published onlin... more Page 1. POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES Polym. Adv. Technol. 2005; 16: 167174 Published online 31 January 2005 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/pat.567 Effects of cell structure and density on the properties ...
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), Nov 20, 2019
See next page for additional authors
L'invention concerne de nouveaux materiaux composites contenant des aerogels melanges avec de... more L'invention concerne de nouveaux materiaux composites contenant des aerogels melanges avec des materiaux polymeres thermoplastiques a un rapport massique entre l'aerogel et le polymere thermoplastique inferieur a 20:100. Les materiaux composites presentent des proprietes ameliorees d'isolation thermique. Les materiaux composites presentent egalement une meilleure flexibilite et une fragilite moins importante a faible temperature en comparaison des materiaux polymeres thermoplastiques parents.
Goals To investigate and compare the microbial communities between flight and ground crops grow... more Goals To investigate and compare the microbial communities between flight and ground crops grown under similar conditions To compare two grow outs of flight crops To identify the presence of any plant or human associated microbes ? ? ? QUESTIONS
Scholarly Commons Citation Williams, Martha K.; Weiser, Erik S.; Fesmire, James E.; Grimsley, Bri... more Scholarly Commons Citation Williams, Martha K.; Weiser, Erik S.; Fesmire, James E.; Grimsley, Brian W.; Smith, Trent M.; Brenner, James R.; and Nelson, Gordon L., "Paper Session II-A Polyimide Foam Insulation Materials for Aerospace Vehicles and Spaceport Applications" (2004). The Space Congress® Proceedings. 8. https://commons.erau.edu/space-congress-proceedings/proceedings-2004-41st/april-30/8