Info: Zenodo’s user support line is staffed on regular business days between Dec 23 and Jan 5. Response times may be slightly longer than normal.

EDEN ISS - Ground Demonstration of Plant Cultivation Technologies and Operation in Space
Published July 12, 2015 | Version v1
Conference paper Open

Introducing EDEN ISS - A European project on advancing plant cultivation technologies and operations

Creators

  • 1. German Aerospace Center
  • 2. LIQUIFER Systems Group GmbH
  • 3. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  • 4. University of Guelph
  • 5. Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research
  • 6. EnginSoft S.p.A.
  • 7. Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
  • 8. Thales Alenia Space Italia
  • 9. Aero Sekur S.p.A.
  • 10. Wageningen University and Research
  • 11. Heliospectra AB
  • 12. Limerick Institute of Technology
  • 13. Telespazio S.p.A.

Description

Plant cultivation in large-scale closed environments is challenging and several key technologies necessary for space-based plant production are not yet space-qualified or remain in early stages of development. The EDEN ISS project foresees development and demonstration of higher plant cultivation technologies, suitable for future deployment on the International Space Station and from a long-term perspective, within Moon and Mars habitats. The EDEN ISS consortium will design and test essential plant cultivation technologies using an International Standard Payload Rack form factor cultivation system for potential testing on-board the International Space Station. Furthermore, a Future Exploration Greenhouse will be designed with respect to future planetary bio-regenerative life support system deployments. The technologies will be tested in a laboratory environment as well as at the highly-isolated German Antarctic Neumayer Station III. A small and mobile container-sized test facility will be built in order to provide realistic mass flow relationships. In addition to technology development and validation, food safety and plant handling procedures will be developed. This paper describes the goals and objectives of EDEN ISS and the different project phases and milestones. Furthermore, the project consortium will be introduced and the role of each partner within the project is explained.

Files

ICES-2015-58_-_EDEN_ISS_-_final.pdf

Files (1.0 MB)

Name Size Download all
md5:d0053d2e370d899dc403c2f93364e335
1.0 MB Preview Download

Additional details

Identifiers

Handle
2346/64355

References

  • Leys, N., and Mastroleo, F., Cluster 4: Habitat Management - Life Support: Management and Regeneration of Air, Water and Food, European Science Fundation, 2012.
  • International Space Exploration Coordination Group, The Global Exploration Roadmap, NASA Headquarters, 2013.
  • Wheeler, R. M., Roadmaps and strategies for crop research for bioregenerative life support systems - A compilation of findings from NASA's advanced life support meetings, NASA Kennedy Space Center, 2009.
  • ESA, HUMEX - Study on the survivability and adaption of humans to long-duration exploratory missions, ESA ESTEC, 2003.
  • Zabel, P., Bamsey, M., Schubert, D., and Tajmar, M., “Review and analysis of plant growth chambers and greenhouse modules for space,” 44th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2014.
  • Bubenheim, D. L., Flynn, M. T., Lamparter, R., and Straight, C. L., Remote Sites as Analogs for Lunar and Mars Habitat Pilot Studies, SAE International, Warrendale, PA, 1994.
  • Bamsey, M., Zabel, P., Zeidler, C., Poulet, L., Schubert, D., et al., “Design of a Containerized greenhouse Module for deployment to the Neumayer III Antarctic Station,” 44th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2014.
  • Bubenheim, D. L., Bates, M. E., and Flynn, M. T., An Approach for Development of Regenerative Life Support Systems for Human Habitats in Space, SAE International, Warrendale, PA, 1995.
  • Horowitz, N. H., Cameron, R. E., and Hubbard, J. S., “Microbiology of the dry valleys of antarctica,” Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 176, No. 4032, 1972, pp. 242–245.
  • Convey, P., “Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity in a changing world,” Polar Biology, Vol. 34, No. 11, 2011, pp. 1629–1641.
  • Dussap, C. G., “TN 3: Definition of the Ideal Facility for Life Support Issues,” REGLISSE - Review of European Ground Laboratories and Infrastructures for Sciences and Support of Exploration, ESA ESTEC, 2003.