This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product AstroPlant desktop greenhouse. This prototype plant laboratory
This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product AstroPlant desktop greenhouse. This prototype plant laboratory allows people to help collect data on potential crops to grow in space, to create ecosystems for astronauts. AstroPlant is fitted with sensors that track the entire plant growth cycle. Air and water temperature, humidity levels and leaf temperature, among other statistics, are uploaded via an app along with other user-collected data. The crop data is then analysed for its potential to be grown in space by the European Space Agency's MELiSSA team (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative). The prototype is the result of a citizen science initiative in 2017.
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