SpaceX’s Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth’s poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space
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Space pioneers will try to grow mushrooms in space for the first time during the Fram2 mission coming from Spacex.
Launch on Spacex Falcon 9 missile Early Monday (March 31), Fra2 The task will be the first task for lighting the human space that flies over the polar areas of the Earth. You will carry a crew from four to 90 degrees that will send them across the northern and southern poles.
FRAM2 crew will try to grow oyster mushrooms in Minor gravity As part of an experience called Mission Mushvroom, which is led by Australian company FoodIQ Global. Mushrooms can provide nutritious, delicious and sustainable food source for long -term missions on the moon, Mars Beyond it, according to a statement from the company.
The magic mushvroom project will focus on oyster mushrooms, which are rich in nutrients. | Credit: FoodIQ Global
“Al-Fitr is an ideal space crop,” said FoodIq Global Flávia Fayet-Mond, who leads the experiment.
“The shellfish grows quickly in small areas, doubles in size per day, and mobilized with a rich feedback file,” added Fayet-MOORE, who is also a space dietary expert. Uniquely, they produce 100 % of the dose of daily astronauts of vitamin D International Space Station“
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the Fram2 mission It is led by Maltese entrepreneur Chun Wang. Among the other crew members are the driver of the vehicle, Janekki Mickelsen from Norway, the Australian Eric Phillips, the medical official and the mission specialist, and the pilot Rabia Rouge from Germany. This will be the first space distance for all four crew members.
During the planned day from three to five days Spacex The task, the crew will perform a series of research experiences around it Space Pioneer HealthWhich proper nutrition is the key. The fungus experience will be done on the last day of the mission, led by Philips.
“In space, food Tastes often taste due to the perception of changing taste and the need to follow a low sodium diet to help face the negative effects of minor gravity on bone health. “Oyster mushrooms are also very flexible, developed and capable of growing using 100 % of non -developmental plant waste, and even cotton shirts in the midst of their growth.”
As part of the mushvroom experience, the crew will prepare the oyster mushrooms and study the fruit process, which is necessary to issue new germs to allow fungi Mushroom.
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Astronauts will closely monitor the rate of mushroom development (fruit bodies), and are looking for signs of pollution and analyzing other growth properties. In the wake of the task, scientists at FoodIQ Global will analyze the mushroom implanted in space to study the effects of minor gravity and compare samples with those grown on the ground.
“The fungus of eating successfully in space is a great milestone for space exploration and sustainable nutrition,” Ralph Frereté, director of the former satellite production/exploration systems project in NASA and a subject of NASA in NASA Food challenge in deep spaceHe said in the statement. “Mission Mushvroom plays a decisive role in the progress of sustainable food production for long-term missions-example Flights to Mars – It provides valuable visions that can enhance global food security here on Earth. It is really a pioneer. “
