First time cotton experiment aboard the ISS aims to make discoveries to support sustainable agriculture on Earth. A team of researchers from the University of
Imagine this: you’re an astronaut and you want to grow plants in space, but you’re worried because you might be too busy to water them
As part of our ongoing series of interviews with astrobotanists, I sat down with Dr. Kent Kobayashi to discuss his career. Decades ago, a young
Plants need light to live and grow, and it takes a lot of energy to grow plants using man-made light fixtures. So why don’t we
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
Clovers in Space: ExoLab-8 Mission ExoLab-8 Mission The next Cygnus launch aboard the Antares rocket is scheduled for February 20, 2021 at 12:36 p.m. ET,
Parabolic flights (often called “vomit comet” flights) provide an analog platform for microgravity research. Essentially, a reduced-gravity aircraft flies upward, then it curves like a
Microgreens in Space Why are edible plants important to space missions? Future long-term space missions are critically dependent on sustainably maintaining both the physiological and
This page includes all interviews we’ve conducted at astrobotany.com, and all interviews we’ve found from other sources. If you know of any interviews not listed
from the NASA Technology Transfer Program: NASA is seeking input for a possible space food challenge with a proposed opening in early 2021. The challenge
