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Astrobotany Basics

  • Timeline of Astrobotany
  • Basics of Plants in Space
  • Plants Grown in Space
  • NASA Target Crops

Growing Plants in Space

  • Plants and Spaceflight
  • Root Challenges in Space
  • Gravitropism
  • Watering Plants in Space
  • Air Composition in Space Environments
  • Optimal Lighting for Plants in Space
  • Martian ‘Soil’

Research Tools

  • Astrobotany Growth Systems
  • Ground Control Research Tools

Interviews

  • An Interview with Dr. Simon Gilroy, Astrobotanist (2017)
  • A Pillar of Space Agriculture: Dr. Raymond Wheeler (2018)
  • Dr. Gioia Massa: Growing Generations of Plant Scientists (2018)
  • Dr. Kent Kobayashi: Explosive Curiosity for Science (2021)

A Closer Look

  • Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Genetics

Research Techniques

  • Ethanol Seed Sterilization
  • Vapor Phase Seed Sterilization
  • Spaceflight Media (Gel Agar)
  • Creation of a Rescue Line

Literature/References

  • Astrobotany Literature