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New Technologies for Enabling Food Production Beyond LEONASA has identified the need for robust and sustainable ‘Pick-and-Eat’ systems for supplementing crew diets with fresh leafy green crops in near-term LEO (Low Earth Orbit), cislunar, and lunar missions. Spaceflight plant growth systems have been primarily designed for conducting space biology studies, but these systems are not optimal for sustained food production. Improved water and nutrient delivery subsystems that do not use bulky and non-reusable media are needed for decreasing the mass of the food production system. Autonomous technologies for monitoring plant health and food safety are needed for ensuring that the food produced is suitable supplementing crew diets with fresh, nutritious salad crops. Improved plant imaging techniques used for high-throughput phenotyping can be leveraged for monitoring plant health. Near-real-time measurements of the microbial ecology of food production systems are needed for assessing food safety. Furthermore, newly identified plant species and cultivars with improved growth habits and contents of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals when grown in spaceflight environmental conditions are needed. These improvements in food production technologies will enable the design of sustainable life support systems for manned exploration missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.
Document ID
20190028815
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Monje Mejia, Oscar A. (AECOM Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2019
Publication Date
July 29, 2019
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
KSC-E-DAA-TN69819
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Space Station Research & Development Conference (ISSR&D 2019)
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 29, 2019
End Date: August 1, 2019
Sponsors: NASA Headquarters, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), American Astronautical Society (AAS-HQ), Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80KSC017C0012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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