Research Tools
An astrobotany research tool is any tool used to perform astrobotany work. These tools range from clinostats on Earth to plant habitats in space.
Spaceflight Research Tools
- Oasis Series Growth Chambers
- ED61/62 Growth Chamber
- Vazon
- Malachite
- Svetoblok
- Phyton/Fiton
- Plant Growth Unit (PGU)
- The Wubbo Ockels Unplanned Greenhouse
- SVET and SVET GEMS Plant Growth Systems
- Plant Growth Facility (PGF)
- Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (PGBA)
- Biomass Production System (BPS)
- Astro Garden®
- Advanced Astroculture (ADVASC)
- Lada Plant Growth System
- European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS)
- Plant Experimental Unit (PEU)
- Advanced Biological Research System (ABRS)
- Science in Microgravity Box (SIMBOX)
- VEGGIE Plant Growth System
- Advanced Plant Habitat (APH)
- Lunar Micro Ecosystem
Acknowledgments
The information on this page is made possible by extensive research by Paul Zabel, Matthew Bamsey, Daniel Schubert, and Sam Humphrey.
Other Astrobotany Hardware
Satellites Used for Astrobotany Research
Ground Control Research Tools
- Regolith Simulant
- Clinostat
- Parabolic Flights
- Prototype Lunar Greenhouse (LGH)
- Neumayer-Station III
- Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse (ACMG)
- Biodomes
- Biosphere II, Arizona
- Yuegong-1, China
- Mars Desert Research Station
