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
- A Brief History of Plant Habitats in Space
- ED61/62 Growth Chamber
- Oasis Series Growth Chambers
- Vazon
- Malachite
- Biogravistat/Magentobiostat
- Svetoblok
- Phyton/Fiton
- Plant Growth Unit (PGU)
- The Wubbo Ockels Unplanned Greenhouse
- SVET and SVET GEMS Plant Growth Systems
- Astroculture (ASC)
- Plant Growth Facility (PGF)
- Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (PGBA)
- Biomass Production System (BPS)
- Astro Garden
- MagISStra “Greenhouse in Space”
- 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
Other Astrobotany Hardware
- BRIC Hardware
- Growth chamber concepts that were never realized:
- Vitacycle
- The Salad Machine
- Plant Research Unit (PRU)
- Portable Astroculture Chamber (PASC)
- Astrogarden (later called “Education Payload Operations – Kit C Plant Growth Chambers”)
- Commercial Plant Biotechnology Facility (CPBF)
- Paragon Lunar Greenhouse
Satellites used for Plant Research
- Kosmos/Cosmos biosatellites
- LifeSat
- PlantSat
Ground Control Research Tools
These tools are the plant biology tools used on Earth by plant researchers.
- 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
