Awards & Nominations
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Global Nominee
Evolution Campo - Foodstronomy: Well-fed astronauts work happier
High-Level Project Summary
Facing the problematics of not knowing how to achieve efficient crops on a spaceship environment able to feed all the astronauts, we propose the production of Kale in a high pressure aeroponic system, production of a cyanobacteria called Spirulina using photobioreactors and the production of both lentils and legumes sprouts. Thanks to the use of aeroponics we use much less resources such as water and space than with other systems, allowing us to grow more plants in less space. Regarding spirulina and sprouts, they were chosen because they are fast growing and high in nutrients necessary for the human body.
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Detailed Project Description
Our projet uses both complex and basic systems to allows crops in critical controlled enviroment of a spaceship.
The photobioreactor provides a right enviroment for a solution of algae, water and nutrients that allows algae to reproduce. One it reach a certain level (40 gr/lt), the solution is filtered, and obteined the spirulina, which is a great food for our astronauts, with high leves of protein and vitamin c among others.
The high pressure aeroponic system, provides a structure for the growing of Kale, a great plant with wigh levels of vitamin c. Also, provides the 'crunchy' taste asked by astronauts. The system allows to provide humidity to the roots, with none substrat. The roots are in the 'air', and are 'wet' by a spray of water and nutrients. This allows to save, at least 70% of the water needed to the growth of this plant. Right led lights, and temperature control, allows to have this plant for a long trip, because astronauts just consume the leafs (not all the plant), and it will develop new leafs over time.
The tradictional growth, used by NASA to germination of plants, allows the growth of sprouts from seeds, providing the right nutrients to complement the diet of the astronauts.
Temperature control, light exposure, pH, nutrient solution, water are the parameters to control. Also, for sprouts, the reccomended maximun heigh is 1.2 - 2 cm, once the plant reached it, it should be putted into a fridge, to stop the development. And can be eaten in those days.
We used AutoCAD to debelop our version of the KIBO module, and word, acorbat reader and tools from google to edit the files.
Space Agency Data
Advanced ISS technology supports water purification efforts worldwide | NASA
LSDA Hardware - Air Revitalization System (ARS): Four-bed Molecular Sieve
NASA - Growing Plants in space
NASA- Advanced plants habitat
Youtube video about the challenge
JAXA agency: Experiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section of the Kibo
Hackathon Journey
It has been a great experience for all out team, We are three person, and we didnn't know eachother, but we could accomplish a nice work, and learn a lot about space travels.
We learnt about astronauts needs, about possible life in the future in other planets. We implement some basic also complex techniques, in order to make possible life in space.
Our first thoutghts were right, we needed fast growing plants or organisms, with a high ratio of calories, and a los of nutrients. Also, vitamin c was a factor in order to decide what to grow in our module.
Also, we added graphene bags, for the photobioreactor, which allows a low mass on the system, and can be used as a thermical insultator, and some reaearches show great behaviour on enviroments with high levels of radiation.
At first, we solved the probelms with common sense. Saving water, needed of specific led lights with spectrum of wave lenght. Also, we needed small plants, and they should grow very fast. The addition of algae was a great contribution, because is not a ''plant'' itself.
We noticed many of our thoughts were already researched by NASA, but we tried to make an all-togheter document with our investigation.
References
https://www.technap-spiruline.fr/images/pdf/CULTIVO.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/content/growing-plants-in-space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM3uaR0dltQ&list=PL37Yhb2zout05pUjr7OoRFpTNroq_wd9f&index=9&ab_channel=NASASpaceAppsChallenge
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/veggie_fact_sheet_508.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/104840main_eclss.pdf
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/advanced-plant-habitat.pdf
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11027-010-9255-9
http://www.todoalimentos.org/kale-whisky-crudo/
http://www.indap.gob.cl/docs/default-source/vii-congreso-quinua/ejes-tematicos/3.-tecnolog%C3%ADa-de-alimentos-nutrici%C3%B3n-y-gastronom%C3%ADa/germinaci%C3%B3n-y-perfil-nutricional-en-granos-de-quinoa-argentina.pdf?sfvrsn=2
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https://www.myfooddiary.com/foods/7230737/sprouts-quinoa?q=0.57
https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2472/2
https://elholandespicante.com/guia-de-aeroponia-para-principiantes/
https://www.elmundoverde.mx/blog/2016/01/12/138/
https://www.hidroponiacasera.net/aeroponia-la-guia-basica/
https://www.portalfruticola.com/noticias/2017/10/10/manual-tecnico-de-cultivo-del-kale-o-col-rizada/
http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/frg/lrrd/lrrd1/1/gloria.htm
ELM Pressurized Section:About Kibo - International Space Station - JAXA
https://www.ballseed.com/PDF/BallSeed-CultivoEnRiesgo-ColRizada-Espanol.pdf
https://www.alimente.elconfidencial.com/nutricion/2020-11-28/que-es-el-kale-nutrientes-superalimento_1539621/
https://w3.ual.es/~jfernand/ProcMicro70801207/tema-1---generalidades/1-7-fotobiorreactores.html#:~:text=Los%20fotobiorreactores%20(FBRs)%20son%20dispositivos,dos%20filisof%C3%ADas%20de%20dise%C3%B1o%20opuestas
LSDA Hardware - Air Revitalization System (ARS): Four-bed Molecular Sieve (4BMS) (nasa.gov)
https://www.ina.gob.ar/ifrh-2016/trabajos/IFRH_2016_paper_104.pdf
https://scielo.conicyt.cl/pdf/idesia/v31n1/art16.pdf
104840main_eclss.pdf (nasa.gov)
Advanced ISS technology supports water purification efforts worldwide | NASA
https://wholefully.com/sprouting-101/
LSDA Hardware - Air Revitalization System (ARS): Four-bed Molecular Sieve (4BMS) (nasa.gov)
Ramírez-Mérida, Luis & Zepka, Leila & Jacob-Lopes, Eduardo. (2013). PHOTOBIOREACTOR: TOOL FOR MASS CULTIVATION OF CYANOBACTERIA. Ciencia y Tecnología. 6. 9-19.
Autodesk AutoCAD 2019 - Educator version
Microsoft WORD
Acrobat Reader
Google Chrome - Google Drive
Discord
Tags
#SPACEFOOD #WATERSAVING #HAPPYASTRONAUTS #TARVELTOMARS #ALGAE #SPROUTS #NASA #SPACEAPPCHALLENGE2021 #MARS
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