research tools

Space Research Tools

These tools are the plant biology tools used in space, either on-board the International Space Station or any other spacecraft.

Space Plant Growth Chambers

1. A Brief History of Plant Habitats in Space
2. Oasis Series Growth Chambers
3. Vazon
4. Malachite
5. Biogravistat/Magentobiostat
6. Svetoblok
7. Phyton/Fiton
8. SVET Plant Growth System
9. Plant Growth Unit (PGU)
10. Astroculture
11. Plant Growth Facility (PGF)
12. Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (PGBA)
13. Biomass Production System (BPS)
14. Advanced Astroculture (ADVASC)
15. Lada Plant Growth System
16. European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS)
17. Plant Experimental Unit (PEU)
18. ABRS
19. VEGGIE Plant Growth System
20. Advanced Plant Habitat (APH)
21. Lunar Micro Ecosystem
22. PlantSat

Biological Research Hardware

• BRIC Hardware
• SIMBOX Hardware
• ABRS Hardware

Ground Control Research Tools

These tools are the plant biology tools used on Earth by plant researchers.

• Clinostat
• Biodomes
  • Nemo’s Garden, Italy
  • Biosphere II, Arizona
  • Yuegong-1, China
  • Mars Desert Research Station
• Far-Red Light
• Neumayer-Station III
• Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse (ACMG)