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Mars Agriculture & Food Production Panel

Mars Agriculture & Food Production Panel. Moderator : Penelope Boston, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology & Nat. Cave & Karst Res. Inst. (NCKRI) Panelists : D. Marshall Porterfield, NASA: Division Director, Life and Physical Sciences, HEOMD

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Mars Agriculture & Food Production Panel

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  1. Mars Agriculture & Food Production Panel Moderator: • Penelope Boston, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology & Nat. Cave & Karst Res. Inst. (NCKRI) • Panelists: • D. Marshall Porterfield, NASA: Division Director, Life and Physical Sciences, HEOMD • Taber MacCallum,  Paragon SDC: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder • Robert J. Ferl, University of Florida: Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research • Anjan Contractor, Systems and Materials Research Corp.: Senior Engineer Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:30-5:00 pm - Topic 2

  2. My First Published Paper…. Boston, P.J. 1981.Low-pressure greenhouses and plants for a manned research station on Mars.J. Brit. Interplan. Soc. 34:189-192. The victims, er…, experimental subjects. • Germination & early growth • 60 mb CO2 • Traces of O2

  3. Boston Speaks: 1981* Boston Speaks: 2000‡ Surface habitats on Mars? Why not??? Duh…. Surface habitats on Mars? NO NO NO! ‡Bubbles in the rocks: Natural and artificial caves and cavities as life support structures. Boston, P.J. 2000. Mars Greenhouses: Concepts and Challenges. NASA Tech. Mem 2000-208577.  * Low-pressure greenhouses and plants for a manned research station on Mars. Boston, P.J. 1981.J. Brit. Interplan. Soc. 34:189-192.

  4. Food Production Challenges Reduced G Engineering robustness Power Reliability Radiation damage Automation More, more, more

  5. Producing Food is Hard Work!

  6. So how do we make extraterrestrial food production resemble this engineer’s futuristic dream? Or do we??? Art courtesy of R.D. Frederick

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