VEG-03D
Vegetable Production System experiment 03D
Payload
Description
Mizuna mustard, ‘Outredgeous’ red romaine lettuce and ‘Waldmann’s Green’ lettuce using cut-and-come again repetitive harvest technique
Payload Type
Space Flight
Hardware Version(s)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Plant Pillows | Plant pillows are Teflon-coated black Kevlar with a Nomex bottom, which contains the growth media (calcined clay – often used to condition baseball infields), controlled release fertilizer and water (injected through a quick-disconnect valve). Kevlar is a strong synthetic fiber and Nomex is a synthetic fiber that is flame- and heat-resistant. The plant experiment starts by placing the root mat on the Veggie baseplate, then the plant pillows are bungeed in place on top of the root mat. Water is injected into the plant pillow, then water is injected into the root mat. The wicks carry the water to the seeds, which are glued in, and the combination of water and light trigger germination. Seeds are oriented so that the plant grows up and the roots grow down into the plant pillow. |
| Identifier | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX-12 | 08/14/2017 | 09/17/2017 |
| Identifier | Title | Release Date | Organisms | Factors | Assay Types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSD-412 | Spatial characterization of microbial communities on multi-species leafy greens grown simultaneously in the Veggie vegetable production systems on the International Space Station VEG-03D | 21-Jun-2024 |
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| Investigates the microbial communities of plants and Veggie pillow components with culturable and non-culturable methods providing qualitative and quantitative data. This studies also stresses the foo... |
| Identifier | Name | Version Name | Version Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1397 | Vegetable Production System (Veggie) | Plant Pillows | Plant pillows are Teflon-coated black Kevlar with a Nomex bottom, which contains the growth media (calcined clay – often used to condition baseball infields), controlled release fertilizer and water (injected through a quick-disconnect valve). Kevlar is a strong synthetic fiber and Nomex is a synthe... |
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