Astro Garden®

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Astro Garden | Image Credit: Sierra Space
Astro Garden | Image Credit: Sierra Space
  • Full Name: Astro Garden® 
  • Affiliation: NASA
  • Manufacturer: Sierra Space
  • Country: United States
  • Focus Areas: Plant Habitat
  • Type: Spaceflight (Planned)
  • Spacecraft: N/A
  • In Service: In Development
  • Predecessor: Advanced Plant Habitat (APH)
  • Key Features:
      • Focus on salad crop production
      • Designed to be a part of Sierra Space’s LIFE™ Habitat
Another view of crop production in Astro Garden | Image Credit: Sierra Space

Summary

Astro Garden® is an in-progress plant growth habitat being developed by private space company Sierra Space.  The project is sponsored by NASA.  

Since Astro Garden® is still currently in development, not much is known about its novel features, but it is expected to be integrated with Sierra Space’s LIFE™ Habitat, a 3-story tall, 27-foot diameter, inflatable habitat for crewed space missions.  

References

Astro Garden Sierra Space Astrobotany
From Left to Right: Sierra Space Principal Scientist Bob Morrow, Astrobotany Engineer Lucas Bauer, Astrobotany.com Director Kai Rasmussen, and Astrobotany.com Consultant Dr. Richard Barker at a visit to Sierra Space in Middleton, WI with the Astro Garden replica in back.