When doing the quick in class ideation and prototyping exercise with Karla, given the prompt “How can we grow food in space?”, she came up with the following ideas/questions:
aquatic farm
algae farm
indoor ecosystem:
more green
discover new species
preserve species
indoor greenhouse
enough nutrients to sustain life
flavor?
planet atmosphere, conditions?
energy requirements?
foods that aren’t resource intensive
separate power source to operate the indoor farm
Solar? how do solar panels work in space? How does the environment affect them?