[QUOTE][B]NASA astronauts are preparing to eat the first crop of fresh food grown in space — red romaine lettuce.[/B]
International Space Station (ISS) crew members will sample the "Outredgeous" lettuce grown as part of NASA's plant experiment Veg-01 in the Veggie plant growth system.
Giving new meaning to "clean eating", astronauts must first clean the leafy greens with citric acid-based, food-safe sanitizing wipes before tucking in.
But only half the space harvest will be eaten, with the remainder to be packaged and frozen before being returned to Earth for scientific analysis.
Veg-01 forms a critical part of NASA's Journey to Mars, enabling crew to grow and eat their own food on long-duration exploration missions.
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[B]Expedition 44 crew members are expected to eat the lettuce on Monday[/B].[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-09/first-space-grown-vegetables-on-the-menu-for-nasa-astronauts/6683530[/url]
This is amazing, and a true glimpse at the future.
The downside to this amazing step is the fact that I am going to see this re-posted on my Facebook wall from all the vegan/vegetarian friends I have... :hammered:
Hope meat is next! also excited space age is coming!
[QUOTE=pramadito;48422288]Hope meat is next![/QUOTE]
That will be much more difficult.
The lack of gravity means that your muscles become very weak and frail, so that means animals would likewise be frail and thus not give much nutritional value. Not even considering how an animal like a chicken would react to lack of gravity for a long period of time or if it could even function.
[QUOTE=pramadito;48422288]Hope meat is next![/QUOTE]
In all likelihood they'll try cultivating edible insects like crickets. Sounds nasty, but bugs can be incredibly efficient at converting feed into food.
[QUOTE=1chains1;48422298]That will be much more difficult.
The lack of gravity means that your muscles become very weak and frail, so that means animals would likewise be frail and thus not give much nutritional value. Not even considering how an animal like a chicken would react to lack of gravity for a long period of time or if it could even function.[/QUOTE]
Artificial gravity is needed.
Producing meat is way more resource intensive than producing vegetables, can't see it happening.
spinning chicken coop
[QUOTE=Arrows;48422316]Artificial gravity is needed.[/QUOTE]
artificial meat would probably be easier whenever we get good at growing it
um yeah i'd rather not see that
[QUOTE=1chains1;48422298]That will be much more difficult.
The lack of gravity means that your muscles become very weak and frail, so that means animals would likewise be frail and thus not give much nutritional value. Not even considering how an animal like a chicken would react to lack of gravity for a long period of time or if it could even function.[/QUOTE]
Fish in a flowtank maybe?
The thought of artificial gravity are both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
Imagine doing pushups with the gravity only 2.5 times as heavy as earths.
Space travelers would come back looking like goku or some shit
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Also, holy fuck we can grow space weed
Why do they need to sanitise the lettuce if it's grown in a controlled environment?
[QUOTE=cyclocius;48422701]Why do they need to sanitise the lettuce if it's grown in a controlled environment?[/QUOTE]
to ensure it's unconscious before it's consumed
[QUOTE=cyclocius;48422701]Why do they need to sanitise the lettuce if it's grown in a controlled environment?[/QUOTE]
I would wager that if it by any chance was any kind of iffy. Even a harmless diarrhoea that might be no problem on earth is probably far more of a problem up there.
This is a good step, growing more veggies in space can mean that people onboard stations won't be as heavily-dependant on shipments from Earth. Sure it's only a portion of the astro-diet, but it's still a step up from living off of space tortillas and rehydrated asparagus.
[video]https://youtu.be/-knoQh0kB20[/video]
[QUOTE=taipan;48422558]Fish in a flowtank maybe?[/QUOTE]
I think fishes need gravity to position themselves vertically, as in moving higher or lower in the tank, and the whole animal rights thing is an issue
i hate ambiguous titles like this tbh
cool stuff with the lettuce tho
[QUOTE=Arrows;48422316]Artificial gravity is needed.[/QUOTE]
Or administration of electric shocks to work out the muscles
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;48422305]In all likelihood they'll try cultivating edible insects like crickets. Sounds nasty, but bugs can be incredibly efficient at converting feed into food.[/QUOTE]
Crickets aren't too bad, tastes mostly like nuts.
[QUOTE=1chains1;48422298]That will be much more difficult.
The lack of gravity means that your muscles become very weak and frail, so that means animals would likewise be frail and thus not give much nutritional value. Not even considering how an animal like a chicken would react to lack of gravity for a long period of time or if it could even function.[/QUOTE]
I was expecting the lack of gravity to cause at least some abnormalities. I'm surprised if they don't find anything in the further examination back on Earth, like even on cellular level.
Although it said there was even another 33-day growing attempt like last year, so it's probably just fine. I'm guessing it's just their robust, plant-like biology that works better for them, because surely a human couldn't live&grow in zero gravity from insemination to adulthood without some severe medical issues.
solid progress, and on the notion of meaty foods, hasn't there been a handful of experiments with small animals like lizards/frogs as of late? How have those gone?
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Also, holy fuck we can grow space weed[/QUOTE]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/8hNVxPb.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=dai;48424483][t]http://i.imgur.com/8hNVxPb.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
I'm so damn proud to be Canadian.
[sp]yes I know it's a shop[/sp]
[QUOTE=Bat-shit;48424429]I was expecting the lack of gravity to cause at least some abnormalities. I'm surprised if they don't find anything in the further examination back on Earth, like even on cellular level.
Although it said there was even another 33-day growing attempt like last year, so it's probably just fine. I'm guessing it's just their robust, plant-like biology that works better for them, because surely a human couldn't live&grow in zero gravity from insemination to adulthood without some severe medical issues.[/QUOTE]
D'you think fish would suffer the same problem, or would they be less impacted since they're adapted to living in water?
Or would keeping the water tank oxygenated be tricky due to how air and water act in microgravity?
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;48422305]In all likelihood they'll try cultivating edible insects like crickets. Sounds nasty, but bugs can be incredibly efficient at converting feed into food.[/QUOTE]
That's actually.... not a bad idea..
[editline]10th August 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=ironman17;48424566]D'you think fish would suffer the same problem, or would they be less impacted since they're adapted to living in water?
Or would keeping the water tank oxygenated be tricky due to how air and water act in microgravity?[/QUOTE]
They've had aquariums up there before. Not sure of results, looking that up now.
[url]http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/pm/aqh/[/url]
[Media]https://youtu.be/nvQoTjGCz0s[/media]
Look normal to me. On phone so I don't have my sonnd up. Don't know if they're saying anything.
They'd probably taste like crunchy meat peanuts (but without the nut flavour depending on how they're prepared), which I probably wouldn't object to.
[QUOTE=ironman17;48424899]They'd probably taste like crunchy meat peanuts (but without the nut flavour depending on how they're prepared), which I probably wouldn't object to.[/QUOTE]
You can't taste well in space so they use hot sauce to add flavor.
Huh, figures.
Either way, the little fishies in that space aquarium looked pretty cool when they started flitting amongst those tiny bubbles that appeared. Also the video had no talking, only some weird techno beat accompanied by Richard Dawkins at the end.
Grow lentils and legumes next. They have roughly as much protein as meat and are very tasty too
[QUOTE=Fourier;48422550]um yeah i'd rather not see that[/QUOTE]You would rather not see [i]what[/i] exactly?
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