Currently, climate change is threatening farming opportunities to feed a growing population,
making necessary the implementation of worldwide cultivable lands, also through the …

Long-term manned space-exploration missions and the permanence of human colonies on
orbital stations or planetary habitats will require the regeneration of resources onboard or in …

Agricultural systems for space have been discussed since the works of Tsiolkovsky in the
early 20th century. Central to the concept is the use of photosynthetic organisms and light to …

In-situ utilization of lunar soil resources will effectively improve the self-sufficiency of
bioregenerative life support systems for future lunar bases. Therefore, we have explored the …

• Premise of the study: Plants will be an important component of advanced life support
systems during space exploration missions. Therefore, understanding their biology in the …

To travel beyond the Earth and realize long-term survival in deep space, humans need to
construct Bioregenerative Life Support System (BLSS), which reduces the requirement for …

The development of a sustainable bio-based economy has drawn much attention in recent
years, and research to find smart solutions to the many inherent challenges has intensified …

To enable long-distance space travel, the development of a highly efficient and robust
system to recover nutrients from waste streams is imperative. The inability of the current …

Plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) of the plant root zone microbiome have
received limited attention in hydroponic cultivation systems. In the framework of a project …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Plants will play an important role in the future of space
exploration as part of bioregenerative life support. Thus, it is important to understand the …