May 2017
Growing plants without gravity
... able to procure necessary life support elements on his own,” he wrote. Tsiolkovsky had no doubt that if an appropriately developed plant cultivation method was used, many varieties of fruit and vegetables would grow and bear fruit in weightlessness...
16 January 2020
World premier: first plant-powered IoT sensor sends signal to space
.... The Internet of Things (IoT) prototype device, developed by the two companies, uses the electricity generated by living plants to transmit LoRa messages about air humidity, soil moisture, temperature, cell voltage and electrode potential straight...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... Earth. The solution is to carry only the raw materials needed to cultivate plants in situ. An image of China s Chang e 4 lander on the ...simulated lunar regolith can support the growth of plants. However, plants on the Moon would also have to contend ...
27 July 2020
Radiation-loving fungus could protect astronauts from cosmic rays
... certain fungi thrive in high-radiation environments on and around Earth, like those of the failed Russian nuclear plant that suffered a meltdown in the 80s and on the exteriors of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit, where ionising radiation...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... 2016. Medicine In addition to vitamins and minerals, plants synthesize many different secondary metabolites. These compounds could be ... conditions create stress for both humans and plants, so the design of plants able to grow in spacecraft and help ...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
...to advance the spaceflight readiness of a number of key plant growth technologies. The MTF will also serve as a ...develop operational procedures and select science aims associated with remote plant production. The MTF will consist of two 20 foot high...
