Hydroponic: A Study of Space Farming

Sachin Srivastava; Subham Haldar; Aditya Singh Ranad; Surya Prakash Gairola; Shivam Yadave; K. Lipidharanf

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i05.29573

Hydroponic: A Study of Space Farming

Author(s)	Sachin Srivastava, Subham Haldar, Aditya Singh Ranad, Surya Prakash Gairola, Shivam Yadave, K. Lipidharanf
Country	India
Abstract	This paper demonstrates the possibility of supporting human life in space, by growing fresh vegetables and producing them through simulated growing conditions. Supplying fresh vegetables to space stations and manned space missions is complicated and prohibitively expensive. Growing plants can be tough in space because of zero gravity, unavailability of soil, fertilizers, etc. Hydroponic is an advanced technology for growing plants without using natural resources (i.e. soil, air, natural fertilizers, etc.). It is a combination with greenhouses, it is advanced technology and highly intensive. The hydroponic technology takes place inside the enclosures to control air, temperature, and humidity using a vapor pressure deficit (vpd) controller, nutrient flow, and water flow controller. A major concern is the micro-gravity, which causes roots to grow differently than those from earth farming. In microgravity and hypo-gravity conditions, space farming utilizes a variety of methods like hydroponics, aeroponics, etc. This paper focuses on the hydroponics design, structure, operations, technique, substrate suitable for the plants, pH values, water level, and controllers required for hydroponic technology. The main objective of the paper is to build a preliminary design that is completely automatic that is robust and foolproof and find the definitive solution to the problems in the substrate and multi-spectrum lighting aroused due to gravity and vacuum conditions. The fully automated systems help to the reduction of labor and provide good healthy food to astronauts.
Keywords	Hydroponics, space farming, astronauts, plants, Nutrients, vapor-pressure deficit controller
Field	Engineering
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2024
Published On	2024-10-29
Cite This	Hydroponic: A Study of Space Farming - Sachin Srivastava, Subham Haldar, Aditya Singh Ranad, Surya Prakash Gairola, Shivam Yadave, K. Lipidharanf - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 5, September-October 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i05.29573
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i05.29573
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g8p2t5

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