VEG-01: Veggie Hardware Validation Testing on the International Space Station
The Veggie vegetable production system was launched to the International Space Station with three sets of test plants for an initial hardware validation test, designated VEG-01. VEG-01A and B featured the crop ‘Outredgeous’ red romaine lettuce, while VEG-01C tested ‘Profusion’ zinnia plants for long...
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doaj-d16fdee42873493db285db1e8d452e662021-09-05T20:51:14ZengDe GruyterOpen Agriculture2391-95312017-02-0121334110.1515/opag-2017-0003opag-2017-0003VEG-01: Veggie Hardware Validation Testing on the International Space StationMassa Gioia D.0Dufour Nicole F.1Carver John A.2Hummerick Mary E.3Wheeler Raymond M.4Morrow Robert C.5Smith Trent M.6NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, United States of AmericaNASA, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, United States of AmericaTOSC, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, United States of AmericaTeam ESC, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, United States of AmericaNASA, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, United States of AmericaORBITEC, Madison, WI, United States of AmericaNASA, Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, United States of AmericaThe Veggie vegetable production system was launched to the International Space Station with three sets of test plants for an initial hardware validation test, designated VEG-01. VEG-01A and B featured the crop ‘Outredgeous’ red romaine lettuce, while VEG-01C tested ‘Profusion’ zinnia plants for longer duration growth and flowering characteristics. Irrigation of plants in all three growth studies presented a challenge, with lettuce suffering from inadequate water and zinnia suffering from excess water. Direct plant pillow watering by crew members enabled plant growth, and returned samples from the first crop, VEG-01A, indicated that food safety was acceptable. VEG-01B plants at harvest were split to allow for on-orbit crew consumption as well as science sample return. Direct-watered zinnias suffered fungal growth and other physiological stresses, but two plants survived and these produced numerous flowers. The VEG-01 series allowed a large amount of data on system performance, human factors, procedures, microbiology, and chemistry of space-grown plants to be gathered. Observations from these tests are helping to drive future hardware modifications and provide information on food crop growth and development in a microgravity environment.https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2017-0003controlled environment agriculturefood productioninternational space stationlettucespaceveggiezinnia |
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Massa Gioia D. Dufour Nicole F. Carver John A. Hummerick Mary E. Wheeler Raymond M. Morrow Robert C. Smith Trent M. |
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Massa Gioia D. Dufour Nicole F. Carver John A. Hummerick Mary E. Wheeler Raymond M. Morrow Robert C. Smith Trent M. VEG-01: Veggie Hardware Validation Testing on the International Space Station Open Agriculture controlled environment agriculture food production international space station lettuce space veggie zinnia |
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VEG-01: Veggie Hardware Validation Testing on the International Space Station |
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VEG-01: Veggie Hardware Validation Testing on the International Space Station |
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VEG-01: Veggie Hardware Validation Testing on the International Space Station |
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veg-01: veggie hardware validation testing on the international space station |
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The Veggie vegetable production system was launched to the International Space Station with three sets of test plants for an initial hardware validation test, designated VEG-01. VEG-01A and B featured the crop ‘Outredgeous’ red romaine lettuce, while VEG-01C tested ‘Profusion’ zinnia plants for longer duration growth and flowering characteristics. Irrigation of plants in all three growth studies presented a challenge, with lettuce suffering from inadequate water and zinnia suffering from excess water. Direct plant pillow watering by crew members enabled plant growth, and returned samples from the first crop, VEG-01A, indicated that food safety was acceptable. VEG-01B plants at harvest were split to allow for on-orbit crew consumption as well as science sample return. Direct-watered zinnias suffered fungal growth and other physiological stresses, but two plants survived and these produced numerous flowers. The VEG-01 series allowed a large amount of data on system performance, human factors, procedures, microbiology, and chemistry of space-grown plants to be gathered. Observations from these tests are helping to drive future hardware modifications and provide information on food crop growth and development in a microgravity environment. |
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controlled environment agriculture food production international space station lettuce space veggie zinnia |
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