Thanks to Salad, We’re One Step Closer to Colonizing Space

After years of trial and error, NASA figured out how to successfully grow salad in space. So what does this breakthrough mean? Are we one step closer to colonizing other planets?
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"The large, enclosed chamber measures 18 inches square, with two inches for the root system and 16 inches available for growth height. It is designed to support commercial and fundamental plant research or other bioscience research aboard the space station for up to a 135-day science investigation, and for at least one year of continuous operation without maintenance."
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"A spacecraft would excavate the rocky material on an asteroid and then extract the water molecules that are chemically bound to the rock's clay minerals. Next, the craft would deliver the collected water to an orbiting depot, where the water would be split into its constituent hydrogen and oxygen, which can be used as rocket fuel. A space tug would then collect the fuel and rendezvous with a recently launched satellite, where the tug would inject the fuel and boost the satellite into its final orbit. "
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"The researchers suggest that before a human even sets foot on Mars, a robotic mission could land months in advance with the sole purpose of preparing the Martian regolith for agriculture. Farm bots could extract the regolith and perform perchlorate remediation tasks while introducing the necessary biology to set up the cycles necessary for plant life to thrive. The idea is to establish a viable Mars farm ahead of a human mission that's ready for the astronauts to take over as soon as they land."
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[@mathias6814]

One step closer, but still a mile away.

[@Vatsyayana87]

Cause hes is too stupid to know better, anyone taking Venus into consideration is out their damn mind.

[@Lennartin]

Vatsyayana The surface of Venus might not be a great idea for colonising, but high up above the thick atmosphere the conditions are really similar to our planet, space suits may not be even needed, only a supply of oxigen. The gravity is almost identical to Earth also, so it might not be that bad of an idea to go to Venus and live on giant blimps. Although the scarcity of water might become a problem.

[@ggyggg2272]

More like 1 km away 😭

[@zurimervyn7760]

I just realized how cool Seeker has become. Impressed.

[@cosmosPK]

now grow Cannabis.

[@twojaStara698]

Cosmonaut Palmer xD

[@henkiedebomb]

Paweł Łukasz Loool,

[@cheaterman49]

Grow cannabis, make bioplastics in space, and 3D print new ISS modules. Also, smoke the buds. Isn't it important that our astronauts are happy as the end of the video says? :-)

[@TheStRyder91]

Astro Haze has a good ring to it

[@dust7962]

Cosmonaut Palmer Wouldn't you already be high?

[@Master_Therion]

The micro-gravity of space can cause nausea and vomiting. So does that mean... tossed salad?

[@RIPPEDDRAGON40k]

Grow some weed

[@Kevin-um1nq]

Master Therion god damn it

[@currywurst4170]

Master Therion come on!!

[@thomasgabby6214]

nice...

[@roshansundar6618]

+Master Therion don't talk about salad here, you might get ceasered

[@ryanalexander4641]

Joey Salads has blessed us.

[@ayushmanthapa_onion]

Papa bless

[@ytguard4449]

why doesnt the government fund nasa more😫

[@JohnHolmes15inchcock]

they need it for military

[@arcanehero1247]

John Holmes "need"

[@canyourepeatthequestion3531]

John Holmes 😒"need"

[@evilotto9200]

19.5 billion. Want to comp that with the funding of all other national space agencies?

[@johnwang9914]

+nextgengaming ! For space to really develop, we would need a market in space, we would need colonies in space. Not colonies on the surfaces of planets and moons such as a Mars colony or a Lunar colony but colonies in space in Stanford Torus's, Bernal Spheres and O'Neill Cylinders. Government's only want to plant flags for publicity which is why NASA's hopes for a Lunar base simply got cancelled after the Apollo program and even now, the increased funding for a Mars mission really has few benefits other than publicity. Private businesses only want the smallest possible and most manageable missions that establishes branding and profit so it's also a long road to development but at least it won't just be cancelled as soon as a flag is planted. Sure more funding would be nice but what we really need is a change in why space exploration and development is funded, it needs to be funded to establish an infrastructure and market in space, it needs to be funded to search for and harvest resources in space, it most certainly does not need to be funded just to plant a flag on Mars to say we're the best in a speech.

[@patrickreese1868]

Don't you you just love it when NASA eagerly looks at moldy flowers

[@dayvidieos]

0:53 Why did you blur out the NASA Logo? lol

[@Juvelqairth]

No Námé Nolol for me. Because: Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems is restricted per U.S. law 14 CFR 1221

[@TheGeneralThings]

Jaret Jose Ulanday That's kinda fucked up.

[@grassyclimer6853]

Cody Griffin not really otherwise it technically wouldn't be restricted for someone to pretend to be a part of nasa or to pretend to represent them in some way with no real affiliation.

[@TheGeneralThings]

grassy climer Ok that makes sense, but why would that suggest that they can't show the logo when it comes to people who actually work with NASA without possibly being sued? What concerns me even more though: why would people figure that a judge wouldn't just throw out in that kind of case? Has this been a problem before?

[@grassyclimer6853]

Cody Griffin yea I get your idea but leaving yourself to the mercy of a judge you haven't met can be nerve racking. it's like the Hollywood sign it's very easy to get permission to film it and many people don't and it's often not a issue but sometimes it is and if your not gonna get permission you best to just blur it out.

[@EthanolTailor]

i know its expensive in the short term but why not just send a module designed to rotate to simulate gravity for the plants planted on the rim

[@rgbii2]

Not an expert, but initially a couple of things come to mind.The energy needed to keep it spinning, which may not be a lot, would add up, plus, if it breaks down and stops spinning, everything could die. In a smaller module, it would probably have to spin pretty fast, which would exert a lot of force on the plants, soil, water, etc.., since it's not really the same as gravity. I think the biggest reason though, is with a bit more experimentation, they can figure out how to do it in low or no gravity, which means they can be grown anywhere with minimal extra effort, such as false gravity.

[@EthanolTailor]

to fix your first point you would run it off solar power and your second point is fixed by having it run on rails with disconnected breaks so if the power or anything happens to stop the motor then the module will slowly spin down. your 3rd point is fixed by the fact that any rotation created a force outwards it doesnt have to be big at all it can be miniscule and the water will still stay in place just enough for the plant to recognise which way is down (this would take testing but i think you could do it with 0.1g easy). on your 4th point you are right plus the price tag to get a module up there

[@johnwang9914]

+Ethan Taylor It actually wouldn't take a lot of gravity through centrifugal force to solve the watering problem and an inflatable rotating Torus was designed and a prototype built for the ISS, it was also extremely inexpensive compared to the other modules but it was canceled repeatedly on numerous budgets. A failure in a centrifuge would not mean instant death as it's only the flow of water and plant development that would be affected. It doesn't take any energy for something to spin in space, only energy to start it spinning and energy to stop it from spinning. Indeed, you could just tie two flower pots together with a string and start the spinning around each other inside the habitat. Basically, I'm saying that it wouldn't even be expensive in the short term to just send a rotating module, it's just that the politicians and bureaucrats​ could care less so we work with what we can get.

[@TraceDominguez]

we are 1/4 of the way to BLTS -- bacon lettuce and tomato in space.

[@Por-poI]

Trace Dominguez you either mean 1/2 or 1/3.

[@TheGamerXL]

Michael Cabardo well, all though the acronym BLT doesn’t include bread the actual sandwich does.

[@JimothiesMemeShack]

This one piece of lettuce shall go into the history books as one of the most important leaps in human history

[@Lexyvil]

So much insight! I'm happy.

[@MindOverMayh3mm]

@Seeker could you do answer why humans don't throw nuclear waste into volcanos?

[@liskers]

Uhh, if that volcano were to erupt, boom, radioactive ash everywhere.

[@MouseGoat]

The Cough I think the lava would be more of a problem then, lol. but you maybe to some degree right, its not really a controlled environment.

[@markdelej]

The Indian Gamer that doesnt destroy the nuclear waste that would send toxic gas into the atmosphere that we would inhale

[@Curas1]

wait, I'm confused. I was going to ask where fungus would come from in space but realized I didn't scientificly understand where it came from on earth. uh youtube, please don't make me do more google search homework again...

[@feynstein1004]

Well, on earth, fungus is naturally present in the soil. Afaik, it is an important part of the biosphere and forms symbiotic relationships with plants.

[@ram_pande8039]

Its fascinating ☺️

[@movemem0vie]

I'm digging the update, dnews!

[@VeronicaFlavor]

Awesome!

[@CapitaoAmerica737]

Thank you Joey Salads.

[@period5304]

"Vegetable Production Unit" so creative name

[@Mchitman1]

that's really cool !

[@hirenbagga2402]

2:37 rgb has become a trend in space too.

[@Utsusemi]

holywood desensitized us so much that we're not even phased at seeing no gravity behavior right before our eyes

[@nlhernandez39]

What about sea kelp? It has a lot of nutrients they can grow rapidly

[@BasicallySalad]

No problem :D

[@laurak5838]

5:34 Holy handsome astronaut, Batman!

[@idococaine7905]

this is really good news !

[@MegaHAZE21]

Kind LED K5 series, nice lights. Wonder how well HPS would work in space...

[@KuraSourTakanHour]

It's already an expanding technology on Earth; growing crops with LED light is a popular method to maximise yield, growth speed and optimise plant quality, and is growing in Japan and through business ventures in nearby countries

[@musclebrainsmartypants6275]

Super cool

[@de0509]

We on earth easily curse gravity and drag when thats the single thing that makes life so so much easier on the ground

[@seanjoseph8637]

I'd like to know what impact on the atmosphere in the space station the plants will have.

[@ancapftw9113]

imagine that. you used an absorbing medium and could gold onto water. Its not like people who grow seedlings in peat could have told you that. Also, couldn't you just use some sort of moisture gauge to automated the crops and use a bit of natural fungicide to kill the mold?

[@ImReadyD151]

If anyone is interested, there's actually a KZbin channel where a guy is doing all of this stuff as an experiment, documenting every piece. The channel is TheRealMartian

[@samueltimoshenko2032]

well the only way plants that flower will survive is if they bring bees with them and set them up in a large space with the plants or the astronauts hand polenate them which will probably lead to a smaller crop yeild but it would only become and issue if they had alot of people but they can always get a machine where they have to take as much pollen from the plants and then they put it into the machine they turn it on and it sprays pollen in the areas of those plant types

[@mesoth5848]

I'm slowly realising how much problems in space would be forgotten with a gravity ring...

[@syedmaazmustafa2485]

AND A MILLION STEPS BEHIND!!

[@BlueFrenzy]

what about using lenses to focus the little sunlight that reaches the mar's surface into something more earth-like?

[@northvanman1283]

you can't win friends with salad, but you can win other planets !!

[@emmanuelamo7797]

Dear LIan,is there a market. whether online or not for marketing of architectual sketches? Also how does one sketch a skyscrapper on a piece of paper.

[@Toastmaster_5000]

This is pretty exciting, since it also means these plants will act as an oxygen source for the first colonizers of Mars. The more we depend on machines for survival, the greater chance we have at not surviving. The equipment to produce oxygen for the colonizers is likely going to be heavy and power consuming.

[@waterboy12342232]

I feel like a lot of this could be done on the ground. Got it, microgravity and such, but some the plant science is already established. I feel like we are dragging our feet. Reminds me of the Defense Acquisition process.

[@ricardoo.s2348]

Chuck Joseph If we have more space stations on other planets this might be useful.

[@togethergutlesss]

could you use a hydrated jell pack to grow plants in space i know we have them on earth to start up seeds and for growing new plants from twigs

[@goonygoon2567]

I am so fucking happy. Space is so incredible. This project will be worth it trust me.

[@0stre]

im up for more info about plants growing and growboxes xD

[@nathanielpillar8012]

5:49 lol, He must be a gamer. Check out his headphones.

[@elbertolayson8853]

how much if you sold those veggies?

[@pumbaman12]

3:50 Zelda TriForce symbol on the water bag. It must be zelda's pure-line H20

[@spaceaddict5484]

Being an astronaut on the ISS is my dream job!

[@thesupertendent8973]

Yay.. Salads for everybody (in space)

[@harperl2]

Neat.

[@josemichael1998]

By the way, how many steps left?

[@venkateshbabu5623]

Some tubers can get water directly from air and Float.

[@venkateshbabu5623]

Much easier on Mars. Red absorption lacking on Mars. Heat escape. So too cold air no atmosphere.

[@shiinaai2978]

Perhaps the first time people got excited over lettuce in recorded history.

[@zeonardovenegas9570]

we can grows some hemps in space for sure just make another big pod

[@aaronmineen5511]

Looking at this video, you got me wondering, how big is the ISS?

[@xxstarman720xx7]

the fungus was the first signs of the flood becoming real

[@drakedarkest1627]

if we can grow food in space, then I volunteer to the next colony.

[@MZethir]

Logitech gaming headset at 5:49... Gaming at NASA confirmed

[@johnwang9914]

About 12% of Scott Kelly's DNA was permanently changed by his voyage into space, we know that because he has an identical twin as a control subject so if we grow salads in space, what will the high rate of mutation bring over time? Will we need to keep seeds in a well shielded box? It would take a 20 plus inch thick lead shielding to give you the same shielding that our atmosphere provides us on the surface of the Earth so equivalent shielding isn't very practical, would that mean periodic reseeding with new seeds from Earth?

[@thejhunter9525]

Where's Trace? And why have we not talked about Saturn's ring flyby?

[@PenitentHollow]

Let me know when we can grow bacon in space.

[@spacedragongame9553]

Penitent Hollow When pigs fly. haha

[@ericktorres9791]

Elon said we could attach rockets to the pigs then I believe that could be a reality

[@dust7962]

Erick Torres More likely take cells then clone them, but too controversial today

[@ericktorres9791]

Lol I dont know if you got the joke or not He said when pigs fly we would grow bacon So i said we could strap rockets to them lol

[@lolzogaming5012]

Great Meme Warrior OR we could take the royal gg into space.

[@julianklune5468]

awesome

[@DrTryloByte]

6:03 Is that chris hadfield?

[@JarrodBaniqued]

3:29 He didn't crap on them, as far as I'm concerned.

[@chrislecky710]

Earth is a dynamic system therefore it will take many combinations of different technologies all working together at the same time to terraform mars the moon or any other planet. Dynamic systems require dynamic solution always.

[@lokiyahna2677]

Looking back on sci fi movie and shows so as gundam how they grow food

[@bostonmassacre508]

they gotta get the weed growers cause they know what there doing when it comes to growing plants and how much LED lights they need to grow in low light places..and I would love to see pot grow in space and then smoke it or eat it and look out into space..would be great to experience

[@masterimbecile]

The next steps would be to get soybeans (a better source of protein), peanuts (a source of fat), and rice/wheat (a source of carbohydrates) to grow.

[@danielalexandre89]

Where's Trace?

[@Chosenone10356]

You could have asked me. I have been growing herbs in my homebox for years :D

[@vmooney6692]

I wonder if we can use this discovery and make "farming ships" to help with the sustaining problem down here on earth? Its a thought.

[@11enforcer]

Perhaps they should start producing some bovine stem cell beef patties and make the first space burger.

[@johnwang9914]

+Jim I'm just waiting for someone to forget to change out the human stem cell cartridges for the bovine stem cell cartridges when they decide to bioprint a steak instead of bioprinting a transplant organ.

[@jackpullen3820]

Looks like they need to talk to professional growers, i always advise indoor growers to use fans to stir the air around plants to remove moisture build up, reducing chance of mold and fungi.The idea is to simulate nature as close as possible. This brings new meaning to the term," Manna from Heaven "!

[@thefarstar4367]

If plants reflect light in the green spectrum, then what's the point of using green light?

[@spacemoth4973]

They missed their chance to make a pun and grow cosmos flowers

[@mandalorianedits3276]

How does it realated to mars colanization

[@TheStRyder91]

Ganymede here we come.

[@nahuati13]

they forgot about airflow .. feel the wind on your face

[@lastnameford7703]

Good

[@paragonflash8937]

all we need now is a better ftl travel like a mass relays From ME or star trek warp jumps

[@heroofthyme4237]

unrellated topic; but is it possible to put magnetic panels under the floor of the space station and in the shoes of astronauts, to prevent the astronauts from floating from zero gravity? would that work?

[@liskers]

It'd still be hard to walk, since the force is only on your feet and nothing else.

[@KeithTKO]

Forget space we'll be needing all the food we can get here on earth in near future, they are looking into bugs for protein but I prefer salad over bugs.

[@minusdin]

is it more important than the first piece of lettuce of agriculture?

[@MrMisanthrope_]

red blue green light. those are the colours that form all the colours

[@MakeMeThinkAgain]

If they can get zucchini to grow they can feed the whole crew.

[@jaesungkim5478]

How much oxygen do they produce?

[@FiveMissiles]

imagine if one of the astronauts brought marijuana seeds on the way up and planted them instead of the lettuce

[@ThePowerSerg922]

fivemissiles They’ll be high Get it?

[@irvinwittmeier5208]

fivemissiles it would have more nutrition and your body would thank you for actual feeding it

[@KCJbomberFTW]

Nothing's flammable on the station so they'd have nothing to smoke with

[@WarlockOnWagner]

I was thinking the exact same thing lol

[@dr.chaitupeddi660]

NASA has announced that with hundred of different seeds taken up cannibis seeds were among them no one is sure if they grew them or not but they did study them in space.

[@mandalorianedits3276]

Will yhey ever create artifical gravity in space

[@mansamusa1743]

We should grow carrots in space and use hamsters on wheels to power the lights.

[@anotherfriend1998]

I can't wait till they start trying to colonize the moon or Mars or start trying to terraform them those days will be legendary

[@minidwarfdude9230]

The xylems would be affected in zero gravity no? And the phloems???

[@gabeng60]

I wonder how airplants would do in space

[@mustthopasultanovachalih2843]

yes you're genius try make street we are earth man

[@mandalorianedits3276]

All other private companyies are even developed ships to get to mars

[@caseyh19]

Where is Trace?

[@Baleur]

6:30 doesnt seem far fetched at all.

[@PrestonSmithsMusic]

Have they considered growing mushrooms?

[@vlisto3712]

Preston Smith I'm not sure about this, but I would imagine their spores would make it a lot more difficult.

[@PrestonSmithsMusic]

Yeah, I was thinking the same...

[@0xD1CE]

Mushrooms aren't even plants.

[@yosifmetodiev3834]

no need, they're already in space.

[@AndrewDzula]

Mushrooms tend to absorb radiation a lot more than any other vegetation

[@LeDrohan]

Number 15 ISS foot letuce

[@KCJbomberFTW]

Samantha Cristoforetti @4:06 😍

[@johnteh3612]

Just scatter all seeds , bubble wrap eggs in planets visited. Let them thrive! If they can grow or hatch , so can we! It's cheap and no life lost!