Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space and no amount of blatant Russophobia from “The Space Foundation” will ever change that fact. Posthumously removing his name is just part of a larger disturbing trend currently occurring in the United States where anything even remotely related to Russia is being removed/censored/punished. We reject …
Hi all, I can barely believe it- it’s already been five fantastic years for astrobotany.com. The site was founded on February 19, 2017 in a dormitory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With the help of many colleagues, the site has accomplished more than I could have ever imagined. Since its inception, astrobotany.com has been visited …
February 19th 2021 marked the 4 year anniversary of astrobotany.com. Hi all, I am incredibly humbled that astrobotany.com has been up and running for four years. I am in awe, and extremely proud of how much knowledge the site has accumulated in its short time on the internet. Four years ago, this website was little …
Hello, fellow astrobotany enthusiasts! It’s Kai, and I’ve got a quick announcement. First off, I hope everyone is keeping well during the coronavirus outbreak. Take care of yourselves, and please stay safe and healthy. Next, as far as astrobotany goes, I wanted to share an opportunity for all astrobotanists/educators/enthusiasts who want to get more involved …
from a NASA PRESS RELEASE: Jess Bunchek, an associate scientist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, observes plant cultivars inside the Veggie growth chamber in the Space Station Processing Facility prior to harvesting them on Sept. 30, 2019, for a science verification test (SVT). This SVT will study the potential of three plants – …
Shungiku, Red Romaine, and Mustard are being eyed as potential plant space crops Read More »
Our first shirt of 2019 is “Royalty”, and here’s the photoshoot. I chose two researchers, Ruby Kleijwegt, and Jon Lombardino, to model the shirts. Beyond their connection to astrobotany, both Ruby and Jon work in science education and outreach, which happens to be our major focus for 2019-2020. Ruby Kleijwegt Ruby is an astrophysics major …
February 19th 2019, marks the 2 year anniversary of astrobotany.com. I’d just like to take this moment to observe some of the accomplishments we have made as a website and community since last February. I’m also going to briefly outline our focus for 2019 through early 2020. by the numbers This year saw 6,440 unique …
Welcome to Astrobotany Answers, a segment where Kai Rasmussen (AKA Young Mark Watney) tries to answer email questions to the best of his abilities. Let’s open the mail bag and see what’s up today. Hey Kai, My name is Stephen. I am a big fan! (Though I just found out who you were a couple …
Astrobotany Answers: “What is a great mystery of astrobotany?” Read More »
China is poised to take an astrobotany first- growing plants on the dark side of the moon. The Chang’e-4 spacecraft recently made headlines for being the first spacecraft to land on the “dark side of the moon”, and now we’re making it a headline here on astrobotany.com, because it’s carrying some very, very important cargo. …
Hi y’all, Here at astrobotany, I’ve teamed up with fellow researcher and good friend Jon Lombardino to make a… podcast! In episode 1 we talk about the history and background of growing plants in space. Enjoy! – Kai
