Samurai Sprouts

https://youtu.be/Pxa-OhZN24Q

https://github.com/keix1/SpaceApps2021

[What does it do?]

"Gel Loop" is a nutrition cycle that connects waste to crops by having hydrogel polymer beads and liquid fertilizers act as soil.

[How does it work?]

The "Gel Loop" cycle is completed in 5 easy steps!

[Benefits]

1) The crew has access to multiple types of vegetables, as each seed has a matching set of liquid fertilizers

2) Hydrogel polymer beads are small and lightweight when stored. They are also clean and easier to maintain when compared to soil.

3) Engaging farmers on earth and having the space-farming data shared online as open data will raise interest in zero waste farming among the general public. It will also allow the space crew to delegate agriculture-related tasks to professionals.

4) Having the crew take part in harvesting the crops will help grow mindfulness on their mission.

5) Human and crop waste will provide fertilizers, fuel, and building materials.

[What we can achieve]

This zero-waste cycle can be applied not only on Earth but on the Moon and Mars.

It will prevent water pollution and resolve food and water shortages. It also promotes more investments and advancements in automated and remote farming. With more technical advancements, we will eventually be able to remotely operate greenhouses on nearby planets.

[Tools Used]

• Unity
• Blender
• Unreal Engine
• Nvidia Flex
• Miro
• 3D CAD

[How hydrogel is added to the "Gel-Farming Kit"]

A mesh structure allows the hydrogel to be dispersed equally into the kit in microgravity.

https://youtu.be/1bf3xBIAx48

[How does it work?(Details)]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BcMw4-oguJ_bi-mZGLB6MlMygsLF9laZ/view?usp=sharing

[Honeycomb containers]

Each honeycomb container will contain hydrogel. The hoses connect the round vessels to our compost area.

https://youtu.be/b480Ix9CjBw

[Other brainstorming images]

This Open-data is about Vegetable Production System with [Honeycomb containers].

http://linkdata.org/work/rdf1s8912i/OpenworksFSC.html?key=#work_information

1) Inner structure of ISS (NASA open data)

https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/iss-internal

2) Interior of ISS (NASA open data)

https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/17/see-360-degree-view-inside-international-space-station

[How it inspired us]

From the above data, we found how limited the space is inside the ISS.

We also could get a intuitive understanding of how difficult it is for the crew to move through the small spaces in between freights and machinery. (from data 1)

It’s very important that we do not ask the crew to move objects around in the ship (per data 2). Thus we must automate the nutrition system and close the cycle. NASA’s reliable has inspired us throughout the project. We used data 1 to understand how large our farming kit can be.

We learned how people from different fields can come together in such a short time and collaborate on a single vision to make life in Space more advanced!

One of our team members is a mushroom expert and hence we built a compost. We all provided our expertise from various perspectives like AI, smart agriculture, open data, social business, expression, art, biology, etc.

None of us fought over ideas during the challenge, we all cheered each other on as we slowly developed the pieces of the solution.

We'd like to thank NASA and JAXA for providing such a valuable experience!!

NASA : ISS internal

https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/iss-internal

https://www.space.com/3-international-space-station.html

https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/17/see-360-degree-view-inside-international-space-station

http://www.spacearchitect.org/pubs/IAC-02-IAA.8.2.04.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/167120main_Elements.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252368525_International_Space_Station_ISS_TransHab_An_Inflatable_Habitat

PMM

https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/me/dspace/column/c1810_1.html

https://iss.jaxa.jp/iss/ulf5/mission/payload/pmm/

HTV

http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/society/space/himitsu/knowledge01.html

JAXA : What happens to plants in zero gravity?

https://www.jaxa.jp/article/special/kibo/takahashi_j.html

JAXA : Algae contribute to food in space!

https://chitose-bio.com/jp/news/1103/

National Geographic Japan website : Plant Roots Grow the Same in Zero Gravity as on Earth

https://natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/nng/article/news/14/7176/

Gel refrigerator

https://togetter.com/li/1570878

Growing Vegetables on Polymer Films

https://project.nikkeibp.co.jp/mirakoto/atcl/food/h_vol15/

Cultivation Technology for Growing Potatoes in the Air

https://smartagri.jp/p/805/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ck5iEP03g4

Hydroponics equipment

https://nomad-life.net/1942977/%e6%a0%bd%e5%9f%b9-%e7%ae%a1%e7%90%86/%e3%80%90arduino%e7%ae%a1%e7%90%86%e3%80%91%e5%99%b4%e9%9c%a7%ef%bc%88%e3%82%a8%e3%82%a2%e3%83%ad%e3%83%9d%e3%83%8b%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%ef%bc%89%e8%87%aa%e4%bd%9c%e6%a0%bd%e5%9f%b9%e8%a3%85%e7%bd%ae/post-429/2

JAXA : Water Recovery System: WRS

https://fanfun.jaxa.jp/faq/detail/87.html

Mashiro gel

https://www.nims.go.jp/openhouse/oyatsu1.html

Agarose gel

http://www2.vmas.kitasato-u.ac.jp/biochemistry/staff/research_projects_YOSHIKAWA/agarose_gel.html

honeycomb ball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huUuFPf9-TY

3D printer in the ISS

https://www.nasa.gov/content/international-space-station-s-3-d-printer

International Space Station’s Plant Habitat.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-astronaut-megan-mcarthur-cleans-up-plant-debris/

ISS

https://www.mext.go.jp/component/b_menu/shingi/toushin/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2014/09/29/1352168_2.pdf

Circulating environment of ISS

https://fanfun.jaxa.jp/faq/detail/70.html

Imec, a technology for growing plants on a thin film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_uMOVCkvB0&t=206s

Daily nutrient requirements for astronauts, etc.

https://edu.jaxa.jp/contents/other/himawari/pdf/7_plan.pdf

Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation : Open Data Application Example

https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000564346.pdf

Cultivation data search system

https://www.nakakamado.com/2021/09/opendata.html?m=1

Remote cultivation of mushrooms (smart agriculture)

https://smartagri-jp.com/news/amp/3005

Results of Radioactive Material Testing of Wild Mushrooms

https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/site/opendata/1349042477537.html

Relationship between mushrooms and radioactive materials (cesium)

https://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/20200116/20200116.html

Absorption rate of radioactive materials in vegetables

https://www.naro.go.jp/publicity_report/publication/files/tohoku_news37p6.pdf

Astronauts exposed to radiation

https://wired.jp/2021/02/17/nasa-wants-to-set-a-new-radiation-limit-for-astronauts/

Exposure of plants that grow in the soil

https://amp.dw.com/en/leafy-vegetables-absorb-radiation-most-easily/a-14943659

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/good-news-foodies-truffles-are-not-stuffed-chernobyl-radiation-180958217/

Radioactive Materials in Mushroom Logs

https://www.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/pubs/various/documents/kinoko-genboku.pdf

Materials that block radiation

https://wired.jp/2011/04/01/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8E%E3%83%96%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%81%AB%E5%AD%A6%E3%81%B6%EF%BC%9A%E6%94%BE%E5%B0%84%E8%83%BD%E3%81%AE%E9%81%AE%E6%96%AD%E3%81%AF%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E3%81%8B/

Light Weight Radiation Shielding for Space Environments on JSTOR

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44737893

Farming on Mars: A future for synthetic biology off Earth - SynBioBeta

https://synbiobeta.com/farming-on-mars-a-future-for-synthetic-biology-off-earth/

Uncovering the hidden half of plants using new advances in root phenotyping. - Abstract - Europe PMC

https://europepmc.org/article/pmc/6378649

Automating Strawberry Pollination with AI Robots

https://monoist.atmarkit.co.jp/mn/spv/2101/19/news008.html

16 vegetables and ornamental plants that can be grown hydroponically

https://greensnap.jp/article/7854

Vegetable Garden with Hydrogel in Space

https://youtu.be/3kDXZ43XgkU

https://youtu.be/eu5EwxMwHyc

20 recommended foods with a long shelf life

https://www.sei-inc.co.jp/column/2021/05/06/%E8%B3%9E%E5%91%B3%E6%9C%9F%E9%99%90%E3%81%8C%E9%95%B7%E3%81%84%E9%A3%9F%E6%9D%90%E3%81%8A%E3%81%99%E3%81%99%E3%82%8120%E9%81%B8%E2%94%82%E9%9D%9E%E5%B8%B8%E9%A3%9F%E3%81%AB%E6%9C%80%E9%81%A9%EF%BC%81/

Materials used in spacecraft (to maintain interior temperature)

https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_sys.html

Food Safety testing

https://techport.nasa.gov/view/14700#stage

Agri-Tech

https://ideasforgood.jp/2017/03/01/hawkspexmobile/

Data from observation of mushroom beds.

https://creativecityagricultrelab.wordpress.com/

Robotic injection

https://getnavi.jp/world/473926/?amp=1

Origami

https://www.nippon.com/ja/currents/d00161/

Elephant in a Box

https://www.rakunew.com/items/82391?t=workspace

Orion : ULPA filter

https://www.orionkikai.co.jp/faq/products/pap/post-805/

ISS bacteria

https://japanese.engadget.com/jp-2019-04-09-iss.html

New materials

• https://www.spiber.inc/

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