MIR ISS

From MIR to ISSExperiment on study of plants’ growth and ripening in space flight conditions: 

From MIR to ISS Experiment on study of plants’ growth and ripening in space flight conditions

“GREENHOUSE” SPACE EXPERIMENT GOALS creation of technical complex to grow plants on-board space stationstudy of plants’ growth and ripening in space flight conditionsSPACE EXPERIMENT FACILITIESTECHNICAL STUFF – The “Light” Greenhouse equipped with gaging equipment (joint working out of the Institute of Biomedical Problems and Space Research Institute of Belarusan Academy of Science)FLIGHT EQUIPMENT: plants growing chamber; plant-house (root module); lighthead; control unit.GAGING EQUIPMENT: gas analyzer (GAS) – designed by US personnel; pouch with substratum humidity sensors; system of environmental parameters measurements (EDS); power unit (PDS); PC (data collection and operation). : 

“GREENHOUSE” SPACE EXPERIMENT GOALS creation of technical complex to grow plants on-board space station study of plants’ growth and ripening in space flight conditions SPACE EXPERIMENT FACILITIES TECHNICAL STUFF – The “Light” Greenhouse equipped with gaging equipment (joint working out of the Institute of Biomedical Problems and Space Research Institute of Belarusan Academy of Science) FLIGHT EQUIPMENT: plants growing chamber; plant-house (root module); lighthead; control unit. GAGING EQUIPMENT: gas analyzer (GAS) – designed by US personnel; pouch with substratum humidity sensors; system of environmental parameters measurements (EDS); power unit (PDS); PC (data collection and operation).

EXPERIMENT CHRONICLE : 

EXPERIMENT CHRONICLE

EXPERIMENT CHRONICLE : 

EXPERIMENT CHRONICLE Experiment results Creation of System of plant cultivation in space flight conditions Polished up conditions of plant growth and surrounding parameters control system There is a first wheat cultivation in space flight, plants has passed the total circle of its biological conditions Principal investigator: Institute of Biomedical Problems (Russia)

Greenhouse “Light”: 

Greenhouse “Light” Sprouts of “Apogee” wheat

Results and analysis: 

Results and analysis

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Problems: Station close volume factor could make negative influence on plants development. Goal for the future – to organize sufficient environmental control. Results and analysis

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Special direction of biological researches is a studying of possibility of the total cycle of plants development under space flight conditions. There is greenhouse which is called LADA on-board ISS. Its’ goal to grow up small number of plants, which could be added to crew’s food. These are salads in general (Pekinese cabbage, etc). Optimal conditions of their growing are working out. Estimated that big greenhouse will be delivered to ISS. This greenhouse will permanently work and crews will have fresh salads on lunch. Final goal of these studies on plants and domestic animals growing should be creation of bio-technical life support system. Plants, besides their food value, will produce oxygen, will absorb carbonic acid thereby will partially renew atmospheric balance of space station.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES ON THE ISS RUSSIAN SEGMENT BIO_MEDICAL RESEARCHES AND EXPERIIMENTSEXPERIMENT “PLANT-2” Scientific Advisor: Sytchev V.N.: 

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES ON THE ISS RUSSIAN SEGMENT BIO_MEDICAL RESEARCHES AND EXPERIIMENTS EXPERIMENT “PLANT-2” Scientific Advisor: Sytchev V.N. Goal: Realization of researches to solve questions of fundamental biology and optimization of plants cultivation procedures for future greenhouses as a part of prospective space life support systems. Objectives: Assembling and preparation of equipment to perform experiment. Study of features of greenhouse LADA plant unit water-air condition under space flight conditions. Study of cultivation technology of vegetables (Midzuna salad, Micro-Tom tiny tomatoes, tiny (red) pea) as applied to regular greenhouse units. Study of space flight factors on growth and development of plants, which are prospective for usage in space vitaminous conservatories. Study of plants germinating and vital ability. Study of plants development phenology. Study of plants reproductive function and getting of the second generation of space seed. Study of chemistry of plants and seed, grown in microgravity, to determine the percentage of nitrogenous compounds in vegetative biomass. Determination of ethylene concentration in ISS Russian segment atmosphere. Expected results: Evaluation of productive characteristics of legumes and leaf vegetables in microgravity, perfect of agrotechnical methods to advance technologies of close ecological life support system onboard of space vehicles.

Scientific equipment:1.Greenhouse “LADA”:- Control unit;- Lighthead;- Plant growing chamber;- Root module;- Water container.As a modular system Greenhouse “LADA” provides maximum of flexibility, its dimensions are four time less than dimensions of Greenhouse “Light” which was used onboard MIR Space Station. 2.Pouch “Outfits”. Used equipment: - Water container; - Intake SVO-3V; - Camcorder SONY DVCamto register crew activity with Greenhouse. Consumption: Pouch “Plants” - to return plants samples to Earth. Video tape.   : 

Scientific equipment: 1.Greenhouse “LADA”: - Control unit; - Lighthead; - Plant growing chamber; - Root module; - Water container. As a modular system Greenhouse “LADA” provides maximum of flexibility, its dimensions are four time less than dimensions of Greenhouse “Light” which was used onboard MIR Space Station. 2.Pouch “Outfits”. Used equipment: - Water container; - Intake SVO-3V; - Camcorder SONY DVCam to register crew activity with Greenhouse. Consumption: Pouch “Plants” - to return plants samples to Earth. Video tape.  

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Greenhouse “LADA” - Control unit; - Lighthead; - Plants growing chamber; - Root-module