Dr. Greg Vogt explains the Plants in Space experiment, including how to create a small, white-light plant growth chamber made from inexpensive materials. He also provides tips and techniques for materials and media preparation.
Plants in Space
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Do plants grow differently in microgravity? Use Wisconsin FastPlants® to investigate plant root growth, and compare seedlings in class to images and videos of ones grown on the ISS.
Developed and conducted in collaboration with BioServe Space Technologies of the University of Colorado, and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Funding provided by the National Space Biomedical Research through NASA cooperative agreement NCC 9-58.
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Introduction to Plants In Space
Presentation
Dr. Greg Vogt explains the Plants in Space experiment, including how to create a small, white-light plant growth chamber made from inexpensive materials. He also provides tips and techniques for materials and media preparation.
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STS-134: Endeavour's Final Voyage
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Watch the History of Space Shuttle Endeavour produced by NASA.
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JAXA's Satoshi Furukawa plants new seeds aboard ISS
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JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa sets up the second of four Plants in Space experiments aboard the ISS.
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Plantango: First Planting
Video
Video compilation of ISS-based plant root growth (microgravity) vs. ground-based control (gravity). First planting (Brassica rapa).
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Plantechno: Second Planting
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The out-of-this-world sequel to the Plantango!
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Plantronica: Third Planting
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Video compilation of ISS-based plant root growth (microgravity) vs. ground-based control (gravity). Third Planting (Brassica rapa).
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Dark Ground, 1st Round
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Photos from the unlit ground-based control module.
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Dark Flight, 1st Round
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Photos from the unlit module aboard ISS.
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Light Ground, 1st Round
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Photos from the lit ground-based control module.
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Light Flight, 1st Round
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Photos from the lit module aboard ISS.
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Dark Ground, 2nd Round
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Photos from the unlit ground-based control module.
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Dark Flight, 2nd Round
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Photos from the unlit module aboard ISS.
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Light Ground, 2nd Round
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Photos from the lit ground-based control module.
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Light Flight, 2nd Round
Photos from the lit module aboard ISS.
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Dark Ground, 3rd Round
Photos from the dark ground-based control module.
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Dark Flight, 3rd Round
Photos from the dark module aboard ISS.
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Light Ground, 3rd Round
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Photos from the light ground-based control module.
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Light Flight, 3rd Round
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Photos from the light module aboard ISS.
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Dark Flight, 4th Round
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Photos from the dark module aboard ISS.
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Light Ground, 4th Round
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Photos from the light ground-based control module.
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Light Flight, 4th Round
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Photos from the light module aboard ISS.
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Dark Ground, 5th Round
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Photos from the dark ground-based control module.
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Dark Flight, 5th Round
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Photos from the dark module aboard ISS.