Aurora Australis over EDEN ISS Greenhouse in Antarctica | DLR
How can humans be supplied with fresh vegetables and fruit during space missions, whether on board a spacecraft or even on the Moon or Mars? This is being researched in the EDEN ISS project. A Mobile Test Facility (MTF) was developed for this purpose. The facility has been undergoing testing in Antarctica since 2018, to make the production of food and other important resources, such as oxygen and water, possible in a hostile environment. The goal is to test key technologies required for this and develop operational procedures. Scientific questions related to plant cultivation are also being investigated. EDEN ISS will also be used to research future food production in areas with an unfavorable climate such as deserts and arctic regions.
The project focuses on cultivating plants that have a high water content and therefore cannot be stored for a long time without suffering significant losses in quality. Crops grown include tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, various types of lettuce, radishes, spinach, various herbs (basil, chives, parsley, mint, coriander) and strawberries.
Credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Image Capture Dates: January 1-26, 2022
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