Publication Date:
2017-09-26
Description:
Provision of fresh produce to winter‐over Antarctic crews is a
challenge. The fact that at least 46 different greenhouses or plant
production systems have existed at one time or another in
Antarctica1 demonstrates the desire to produce food in situ, even in
this harsh environment.
The EDEN ISS project will deploy an advanced plant growth system
to Neumayer Station III. In addition to providing winter‐over crews
with fresh produce, the project aims to advance the technology
readiness and operations techniques of space‐based plant growth
systems. The EDEN ISS “Mobile Test Facility” is designed to operate
from two 20‐foot shipping containers. These containers will be
mounted upon an elevated platform situated approximately 300
metres south of Neumayer Station III. The facility will be composed
of three distinct sections:
A cold porch
A Service Section, housing the bulk of the facility
subsystems as well as a refrigerator‐sized growth rack
specifically designed to advance microgravity‐based growth
systems
A Future Exploration Greenhouse providing the main plant
production area of the facility
Repository Name:
EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
Type:
Conference
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