Lead horticulturist LaShelle Spencer studies the use of 3D printed materials as media to grow plants at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.
Melons are grown in a controlled environment chamber at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.
Horticulture scientist Blake Costine adjusts moisture sensors for the Advanced Plant Imaging project at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. In this project, hyperspectral cameras are used to assess plant health. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.
Shown here are moisture sensors for the Advanced Plant Imaging project at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. In this project, hyperspectral cameras are used to assess plant health. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.
Shown here are microgreens – a quick-growing, highly nutritious crop – inside the Plant Production Area at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility in Florida on April 17, 2023. The microgreens will be used to make mixes to create complex flavors to help with menu fatigue in space.
Cucumbers are grown in a controlled environment chamber at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.
Horticulturalists study the use of 3D printed materials as media to grow plants at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.
Horticulture scientist Blake Costine adjusts moisture sensors for the Advanced Plant Imaging project at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 17, 2023. In this project, hyperspectral cameras are used to assess plant health. The activity is taking place inside the Plant Production Area at the Florida spaceport’s Space Station Processing Facility.