Salad Machine: A Vegetable Production Unit for Long Duration Space Missions

Agriculture for Space: People and Places Paving the Way

“…But NASA also funded testing of watering concepts for spaceflight (µg), such as the use of porous membranes or tubes for watering plants in space (Wright et al, 1988;Dreschel and Sager, 1989;Morrow et al, 1993;Heinse et al, 2007Heinse et al, , 2009). These and other principles were considered in the design of a "salad machine" system that could be used to provide a source of fresh foods for astronauts on space stations or during Mars transit (Kliss and MacElroy, 1990;Krasnoyarsk in 1989 (Fig. 2).…”

Wheeler Raymond Agriculture for Space: People and Countries Paving the Way

“…But NASA also funded testing of watering concepts for space light (μg), such as the use of porous membranes or tubes for watering plants in space Heinse et al, 2007Heinse et al, , 2009 [204,50,127,80,81]. These and other principles were considered in the design of a "salad machine" system that could be used to provide a source of fresh foods for astronauts on space stations or during Mars transit (Kliss and MacElroy, 1990;Kliss et al, 2000) [97, 114, 98]. The original "rack"-sized salad machine was never lown, but other smaller plant chambers such as the AstrocultureTM (ASC), Advanced Astroculture (ADVASC), Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (PGBA), Biomass Production System (BPS), and the current Veggie unit were lown by NASA, or NASA funded commercial groups (Zabel et al, 2016) [207].…”

Developing a vitamin greenhouse for the life support system of the international space station and for future interplanetary missions

“…2). Table 3 presents properties and data comparison of the Vitacycle and the US built ''Salad Machine'' with its multi level flat planting surfaces (Kliss and McElroy, 1990;Kliss et al, 2000) (Fig. 3).…”

“…Today it is widely accepted that inclusion of a vitamin SPGC into the life support systems of the ISS and on spacecraft(s) destined for Martian missions is one of the most important steps towards enhancing the living environment conditions onboard as well as enhancing the dietary needs of the crew with vitamins and rough plant fiber (Grishin, 1993;Berkovich et al, 1997Berkovich et al, , 1998Kliss and McElroy, 1990;Kliss et al, 2000). In addition the requirements concerning onboard resources on one hand and the necessity to compensate various spaceflight factors effecting plants, will require meticulous analysis of technological problems and optimizing design characteristics concerning the SPGC.…”