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Space Cultivation, Agriculture, Printing, Storage (Space CAPS)

Michelle Terfansky ASTE 527. Space Cultivation, Agriculture, Printing, Storage (Space CAPS). Context/History/Background. US falling behind Russia/China in human space travel and technology NASA in bad place with no way to get astronauts/food/supplies to ISS Using Soyuz and Progress modules

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Space Cultivation, Agriculture, Printing, Storage (Space CAPS)

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  1. Michelle Terfansky ASTE 527 Space Cultivation, Agriculture, Printing, Storage (Space CAPS)

  2. Context/History/Background • US falling behind Russia/China in human space travel and technology • NASA in bad place with no way to get astronauts/food/supplies to ISS • Using Soyuz and Progress modules • Further exploration into space via ISS/Moon/asteroids/Mars is NOW. • Unmanned missions to Mars in recent years • Bush policy on returning to the moon in 2004 for return in 2020 • Mission to asteroid by 2025 and Mars by 2030ish

  3. Assumptions/Ground Rules • We’re using Progress to carry supplies to ISS now, Moon/asteroids/Mars next. • Requires cooperation with Russia • Better yet, use SpaceX Dragon capsule • Humans need supplies • Food • Sustainable supply • Variety

  4. Rationale • Given what we know, doesn’t it make sense to use what’s in place to use these resources? • Humans love to discover and create new things. • Resources will be needed for us to go further in space/try different things.

  5. Concept • Humans have to eat food • Humans LOVE to eat food • Humans love a wide variety of food and the ability to customize it • Eating is more then a necessity…it’s a social event • We need to find a creative and efficient way to manufacture and store these foods for long term missions • Nobody likes eating powdered/freeze dried foods all the time! • Amino acids are what makes things seem delicious • Umami, sour, sweet, bitter… • Ideas of high class cuisine can be provided in space • Who wouldn’t want to eat a fancy meal on orbit? On Mars? • 3D printing used on Earth • Rapidly growing in popularity • Tested in near micro-g…works great • Food applications

  6. Cultivation/Agriculture • “Earth Box” • Your welcome present for your long journey or long stay on the Moon/asteroid/Mars • Contains 10 essential and dependable crops in microgravity • Home gardening to supplement the overall food supply similar to what many do on Earth • Greenhouse type facilities • Produce healthy foods for the settlement if on Moon/asteroid/Mars • Use of hydroponics • Creation of high nutrient food • Low maintenance food • Recycling facility for C02/extra water/compost

  7. Printing • 3D printing of customized foods • Birthday parties, catering events, just because • Syringes of food used for printing • Much easier to transport • More compact (use as ballast?) • Can be used in the printing process • Can be re-used with foods created in situ • Amino acids to enhance flavors and experiences • Shaped like one thing, tastes like another • Printing of meat substitutes to look and taste like meat • Culture preservation aka kosher, vegetarian, gluten free • Aesthetically pleasing food • Variety in printing • Small items like cereal to large like wedding cakes with details • French fries in space (crisped in the vacuum of space!) • Ability to layer foods together • Provide foods that can’t be transported into space (lasagna, cheese filled hotdogs, etc) • Commercial fast food operations • Big players that we have on Earth (Wendy’s, McD, BK, In n Out)

  8. Storage • Uniform facilities to store produced food • 3D printing to make this happen • Structure extruded • Greenhouse type facilities to produce food • Automated cultivation directly into storage • Automated robots on tracks to pick agricultural products and take to storage • Seed vault • Cold facilities • Use of natural resources • Moon dust for cover if necessary • Solar power • 3D printing of cells

  9. Merits/Limitations • Mass considerations • Getting humans to long distance locations • Haven’t done it yet • Current technology for keeping humans safe in space for duration • New concept to keep astronauts on ISS for a year at a time

  10. Future Studies • Algae • Uses, cultivation • Food • Air recycling/CO2 reduction • Ethanol, biofuels • Artificially grown meat • Stem cells • Less water, less land use • Genetically modified foods • Different growing mediums

  11. References • http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/24/technology/3D_food_printer/index.htm • NASA Sites • http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/presskits/spacefood/factsheets.html • http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/spacespuds.html • http://news.discovery.com/space/kitchen-mars-astronauts-110829.html • http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jan/22/future-of-food-john-vidal • “The Moon”-book

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