Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility
Abstract The MISSE-Seed project was designed to investigate the effects of space exposure on seed quality and storage. The project tested the Multipurpose Materials International Space Station Experiment—Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) hardware as a platform for exposing biological samples to the space e...
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| author | Jeffrey T. Richards Todd E. Mortenson Cory J. Spern Timothy A. Mousseau Jennifer L. Gooden Lashelle E. Spencer Christina L. Khodadad Jason A. Fischer Alexander D. Meyers Chad K. Papenfuhs Jeffrey G. Buell Howard G. Levine Dinah I. Dimapilis Ye Zhang |
| author_facet | Jeffrey T. Richards Todd E. Mortenson Cory J. Spern Timothy A. Mousseau Jennifer L. Gooden Lashelle E. Spencer Christina L. Khodadad Jason A. Fischer Alexander D. Meyers Chad K. Papenfuhs Jeffrey G. Buell Howard G. Levine Dinah I. Dimapilis Ye Zhang |
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| description | Abstract The MISSE-Seed project was designed to investigate the effects of space exposure on seed quality and storage. The project tested the Multipurpose Materials International Space Station Experiment—Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) hardware as a platform for exposing biological samples to the space environment outside the International Space Station (ISS). Furthermore, it evaluated the capability of a newly designed passive sample containment canister as a suitable exposure unit for biological samples for preserving their vigor while exposing to the space environment to study multi-stressor effects. The experiment was launched to the ISS on Northrup Grumman (NG)-15. The exposure lasted eight months outside the ISS in the MISSE-FF at the Zenith position. The specimens consisted of eleven seed varieties. Temperature dataloggers and thermoluminescent dosimeters were included in each container to record environmental data. We presented here the hardware and experimental design, environmental profiles, and seed survival from post-flight germination tests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-433a523072a8437a8d740e68a40496e32025-01-19T12:33:53ZengNature Portfolionpj Microgravity2373-80652025-01-0111111110.1038/s41526-024-00451-ySimulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facilityJeffrey T. Richards0Todd E. Mortenson1Cory J. Spern2Timothy A. Mousseau3Jennifer L. Gooden4Lashelle E. Spencer5Christina L. Khodadad6Jason A. Fischer7Alexander D. Meyers8Chad K. Papenfuhs9Jeffrey G. Buell10Howard G. Levine11Dinah I. Dimapilis12Ye Zhang13NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterThe Bionetics Corporation, LASSO Contract, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of South CarolinaNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterAegis Aerospace IncNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterNASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space CenterAbstract The MISSE-Seed project was designed to investigate the effects of space exposure on seed quality and storage. The project tested the Multipurpose Materials International Space Station Experiment—Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) hardware as a platform for exposing biological samples to the space environment outside the International Space Station (ISS). Furthermore, it evaluated the capability of a newly designed passive sample containment canister as a suitable exposure unit for biological samples for preserving their vigor while exposing to the space environment to study multi-stressor effects. The experiment was launched to the ISS on Northrup Grumman (NG)-15. The exposure lasted eight months outside the ISS in the MISSE-FF at the Zenith position. The specimens consisted of eleven seed varieties. Temperature dataloggers and thermoluminescent dosimeters were included in each container to record environmental data. We presented here the hardware and experimental design, environmental profiles, and seed survival from post-flight germination tests.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-024-00451-y |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey T. Richards Todd E. Mortenson Cory J. Spern Timothy A. Mousseau Jennifer L. Gooden Lashelle E. Spencer Christina L. Khodadad Jason A. Fischer Alexander D. Meyers Chad K. Papenfuhs Jeffrey G. Buell Howard G. Levine Dinah I. Dimapilis Ye Zhang Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility npj Microgravity |
| title | Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility |
| title_full | Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility |
| title_fullStr | Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility |
| title_short | Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility |
| title_sort | simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the misse flight facility |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-024-00451-y |
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