Aquaculture in Space: GotG19

21.08.2023 - 11:43 / theunconventionalgardener.com / Emma Doughty / Join Emma

Aquaculture is farming in water. Can we do that in space? Join Emma the Space Gardener as she explores gardening on Earth… and beyond!

These are exciting times for space exploration, as we await the first flight of Ingenuity, the tiny helicopter that went to Mars with the Perseverance rover.

Researchers working with NASA have discovered bacteria on the International Space Station that might help us grow plants in space. Their research is published in Frontiers in Microbiology.

NASA researcher Jess Bunchek is spending this year in Antarctica, working in the EDEN ISS greenhouse. Here’s more about EDEN ISS and the history of growing food in Antarctica.

What is qurt? A traditional dried dairy product that’s been into space.

MARSBalloon 2021 will launch more than 150 experiment capsules on high altitude balloons 30km up into the Earth’s atmosphere in June 2021.

The ISS crew are currently running the “Grape Juice Fermentation in Microgravity Aboard ISS experiment”.

Aquaculture in Ancient Egypt, Mexican chinampas, Chinese rice paddies and the Incredible Aquagarden.

Could astronauts rear fish on the Moon? The Lunar Hatch research on fish eggs withstanding launch vibrations. The research on aquatic invertebrates in space. And the Time article on Ángel León’s eelgrass project.

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