Plants for Life Support in Space

Wheeler, Raymond M

关键词: PLANTS (BOTANY);    FARM CROPS;    FOOD PRODUCTION (IN SPACE);    LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS;    OXYGEN;    CLOSED ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;    PHOTOSYNTHESIS;    ILLUMINANCE;    WATER;    VEGETATION GROWTH;    STUDENTS;    TRANSPIRATION;    PHYTOTRONS;    INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION;    NASA SPACE PROGRAMS;   

RP-ID  :  KSC-E-DAA-TN67398

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

Plants can provide a means of life support for space missions. Through photosynthesis, plant can generate oxygen and remove CO2, while generating clean water through transpiration. And, by using edible crops, the plants can also produce. The talk will review some of NASA's testing with plants for life support through the years and show how student teams at the "Growing Beyond Earth" challenge have helped NASA in this effort.