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Adding Fresh Produce to the Space DietNASA’s Human Research Program has identified a Risk of inadequate nutrition and food stability as a risk of high concern for future long duration exploration missions such as a mission to Mars. One possible solution to help reduce this risk is the addition of in situ produced supplemental fresh produce to supplement and enhance the astronaut diet. A number of ground and ISS-based studies are being conducted which are helping to reduce this risk by filling the gaps in knowledge and technology associated with space crop production. These include studies with the Veggie vegetable production system on the International Space Station. Key focus areas include water and nutrient delivery, food safety and the crop microbiome, crop selection and testing, automation and robotics, radiation impacts, seed storage and handling, and scalability for different concepts and architectures. All of these areas have significant challenges that need to be addressed prior to successful integration of crop production into the crew diet. Data from these studies is feeding the development of new technologies and systems for space crop production. This research was funded by NASA Space Biology and NASA’s Human Research Program.
Document ID
20205010410
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Video
Authors
Gioia Massa
(Kennedy Space Center Merritt Island, Florida, United States)
Ralph Fritsche
(Kennedy Space Center Merritt Island, Florida, United States)
Date Acquired
November 18, 2020
Publication Date
February 3, 2021
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Meeting Information
Meeting: COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH 2021
Location: Virtual
Country: AU
Start Date: January 28, 2021
End Date: February 4, 2021
Sponsors: Australian Academy of Science, UNSW Canberra
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 516724.01.05.10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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