Crew time in a space greenhouse using data from analog missions and Veggie

Poulet, Lucie; Zeidler, Conrad; Bunchek, Jess M.; Zabel, Paul; Vrakking, Vincent; Schubert, Daniel; Massa, Gioia D.; Wheeler, Raymond M.

doi:10.1016/j.lssr.2021.08.002

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“…Слід зазначити, що схожість високоякісного насіння на орбіті є стовідсотковою. Створено та впроваджено нове обладнання для вирощуван-ня рослин Advanced Plant Habitat (APH, удосконалене помешкання для рослин) та Veggie (Vegetable Production System) -«космічний сад», в якому успішно вирощуються три види салату (пекінська капуста, гірчиця мізуна, червона капуста) як свіжа їжа до раціону астронавтів та квіти цинії для покращення життя та благополуччя в орбітальній лабораторії, Інкубатор SABL для мікроорганізмів (бактерій, дріжджів, водоростей, грибків, вірусів), малих організмів, клітин тварин і культур тканин, а також багатоцільова платформа Variable-G, яка містить центрифуги для проведення експериментів в різних гравітаційних умовах і на широкому спектрі об'єктів, включаючи культури клітин, дрозофіл, арабідопсис і нематоди [80,105].…”

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Space Biology Projects in Ukraine: Nowadays Trends

Kordyum¹

2023

Kosm. nauka tehnol.

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Space Biology Projects in Ukraine: Nowadays Trends

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2023

Kosm. nauka tehnol.

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“…Crew time for crop cultivation in future missions will be limited, as the primary activity of astronauts will be to accomplish mission tasks (Russell et al, 2006). Future space crop systems will need to be less crew time-intensive than current systems (Poulet et al, 2021;Zeidler et al, 2021) and utilize automation (e.g., watering or health monitoring). Small space crop production chambers on ISS, such as Veggie and the APH, can be used to validate and inform automation efforts, such as disease detection by imaging.…”

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Large-Scale Crop Production for the Moon and Mars: Current Gaps and Future Perspectives

Poulet

Engeling

Hatch

et al. 2022

Front. Astron. Space Sci.

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In this perspectives paper, we identify major challenges for space crop production: altered convection in the microgravity environment, scheduling and logistics, crew time and the need for advanced automation, robotics, modeling, and machine learning. We provide an overview of the existing space crop production gaps identified by the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) space crop production team and discuss efforts in current development in NASA projects to address these gaps. We note that this list may not be exhaustive but aims to present the baseline needs for space crop production implementation and a subset of current solutions to the greater scientific community in order to foster further ingenuity.

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“…In 2015, ‘Outredgeous red’ Romaine became the first fresh food grown in the ISS to make its way onto the space menu (7). Yet plant growth time and astronaut labor make these experiments highly resource-consuming (8). Additional technical challenges for eating and preparing food in zero gravity environments include food ‘fly-aways’ (when food floats away from the eater) and limited cooking equipment.…”

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Food Fermentation in Space Is Possible, Distinctive, and Beneficial

Coblentz,

Evans,

Kothe

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Space exploration is expanding, which demands new technologies and enables new scientific questions. Food, as a bridge between disciplines, can bring these fundamental and applied goals together. Here we investigate whether food fermentation in space is possible, and if so, how it compares with fermentation on Earth. We fermented a miso, a traditional Japanese condiment, on the International Space Station over 30 days, and compared it with two earthbound controls. Using a specially-built environmental sensing box, we gathered metadata for temperature, relative humidity, pressure, and radiation. We analyzed the three misos with shotgun metagenomics to investigate the microbial communities’ composition and safety; whole genome sequencing to investigate the mutation rate ofAspergillus oryzae; untargeted metabolomics to quantify aromatic compounds, amino acids and organic acids; colorimetry to quantify color; and sensory analysis to describe the misos’ flavours and quantify liking and sensory difference. Across these datasets, we found that overall, the space miso is recognizable as a miso, suggesting fermentation in space is possible. We also found certain differences in the space miso: specifically the presence ofBacillus velezensis, a higher mutation rate ofA. oryzae, higher attributions of ‘roasted’ and ‘nutty’ flavours, and the most different sensory impression. Taken together, these observations suggest unique features of the space environment—what we might call ‘space terroir’—which could be harnessed to create more flavorful, nourishing foods for long-term space missions and to address fundamental questions about the biology of novel environments.Significance StatementOur study presents, to our knowledge, the first time a food product has been fermented in space. We demonstrate that fermentation in space is possible with safe and successful results, a proof of concept that offers fermentation as a new tool for space research and future long-term space exploration missions. We also document how the space environment shapes the fermentation process in unique ways, suggesting a ‘space terroir’. These findings on the feasibility and novelty of fermentation in space open up directions for further multidisciplinary research across science, health, systems design, and society and culture.

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Crew time in a space greenhouse using data from analog missions and Veggie

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Space Biology Projects in Ukraine: Nowadays Trends

Space Biology Projects in Ukraine: Nowadays Trends

Large-Scale Crop Production for the Moon and Mars: Current Gaps and Future Perspectives

Food Fermentation in Space Is Possible, Distinctive, and Beneficial

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