Researching Seeds: Films, Sanitation Methods, Microbiological Growth, Viability, and Selection for New Crops

Padgett, Niki ; Smith, Trent

关键词: ASTRONAUTS;    CROP GROWTH;    INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION;    SAFETY;    SANITATION;    VEGETATION GROWTH;    WATER CONSUMPTION;    FOOD PRODUCTION (IN SPACE);    POLYMERIC FILMS;    DIETS;    MICROGRAVITY;    SPACE MISSIONS;   

RP-ID  :  KSC-E-DAA-TN55349

学科分类：航空航天科学

美国|英语

来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

A major factor in long-term human exploration of the solar system is crop growth in microgravity. Space crops can provide fresh, nutritious food to supplement diets for astronauts. Important factors impacting space plant growth and consumption are water delivery to root zone in microgravity, sanitation methods for microbiological safety, plant responses to light quality/spectrum, and identifying optimal edible plants suitable for growth on the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts growing their own food on the ISS provides necessary data for crop production for long duration deep space missions. The seed film project can be used in Advanced Plant Habitat and Veggies that are currently being utilized on the ISS.