Supplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research

Bioregenerative life-support systems for space have been investigated for 60 years, and plants and other photosynthetic organisms are central to this concept for their ability to produce food and O2, remove CO2, and help recycle wastewater. Many of the studies targeted larger scale systems that migh...

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Autores principales:	Christina M. Johnson, Haley O. Boles, LaShelle E. Spencer, Lucie Poulet, Matthew Romeyn, Jess M. Bunchek, Ralph Fritsche, Gioia D. Massa, Aubrie O’Rourke, Raymond M. Wheeler
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	crop nutrient salad veggie greenhouse sustainable Astronomy QB1-991 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ff7d76fd4e49439f949aa651e1edb1e02021-11-10T09:36:47ZSupplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research2296-987X10.3389/fspas.2021.734343https://doaj.org/article/ff7d76fd4e49439f949aa651e1edb1e02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.734343/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-987XBioregenerative life-support systems for space have been investigated for 60 years, and plants and other photosynthetic organisms are central to this concept for their ability to produce food and O2, remove CO2, and help recycle wastewater. Many of the studies targeted larger scale systems that might be used for planetary surface missions, with estimates ranging from about 40 to 50 m2 (or more) of crop growing area needed per person. But early space missions will not have these volumes available for crop growth. How can plants be used in the interim, where perhaps <5 m2 of growing area might be available? One option is to grow plants as supplemental, fresh foods. This could improve the quality and diversity of the meals on the International Space Station or on the Lunar surface, and supply important nutrients to the astronauts for missions like Mars transit, and longer duration Martian surface missions. Although plant chambers for supplemental food production would be relatively small, they could provide the bioregenerative research community with platforms for testing different crops in a space environment and serve as a stepping stone to build larger bioregenerative systems for future missions. Here we review some of NASA’s research and development (ground and spaceflight) targeting fresh food production systems for space. We encourage readers to also look into the extensive work by other space agencies and universities around the world on this same topic.Christina M. JohnsonHaley O. BolesLaShelle E. SpencerLucie PouletMatthew RomeynJess M. BunchekRalph FritscheGioia D. MassaAubrie O’RourkeRaymond M. WheelerFrontiers Media S.A.articlecropnutrientsaladveggiegreenhousesustainableAstronomyQB1-991Geophysics. Cosmic physicsQC801-809ENFrontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Vol 8 (2021)
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description	Bioregenerative life-support systems for space have been investigated for 60 years, and plants and other photosynthetic organisms are central to this concept for their ability to produce food and O2, remove CO2, and help recycle wastewater. Many of the studies targeted larger scale systems that might be used for planetary surface missions, with estimates ranging from about 40 to 50 m2 (or more) of crop growing area needed per person. But early space missions will not have these volumes available for crop growth. How can plants be used in the interim, where perhaps <5 m2 of growing area might be available? One option is to grow plants as supplemental, fresh foods. This could improve the quality and diversity of the meals on the International Space Station or on the Lunar surface, and supply important nutrients to the astronauts for missions like Mars transit, and longer duration Martian surface missions. Although plant chambers for supplemental food production would be relatively small, they could provide the bioregenerative research community with platforms for testing different crops in a space environment and serve as a stepping stone to build larger bioregenerative systems for future missions. Here we review some of NASA’s research and development (ground and spaceflight) targeting fresh food production systems for space. We encourage readers to also look into the extensive work by other space agencies and universities around the world on this same topic.
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author	Christina M. Johnson Haley O. Boles LaShelle E. Spencer Lucie Poulet Matthew Romeyn Jess M. Bunchek Ralph Fritsche Gioia D. Massa Aubrie O’Rourke Raymond M. Wheeler
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title	Supplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research
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Supplemental Food Production With Plants: A Review of NASA Research

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