I'm Emma (she/her), and I am mad keen on the idea of growing plants in space, so that's mostly what I talk about - #plants and #space. I also like mission patches, space food and #gardening on Earth. I'm the producer & host of a podcast called Gardeners of the Galaxy.
I am a human and happy to chat, so if you’ve got a question about plants in space, please do ask!
| Space Botany Blog | https://spacebotany.uk/about/ |
| GotG Podcast | https://gardenersofthegalaxy.podbean.com |
| Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/gardenersofthegalaxy |
| Mission Report Newsletter | https://emmadoughty.substack.com/ |
Survival in Space: Tardigrades Offer Hope
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Like... which company will create the first beer for Mars? Budweiser is in the running, after experiments on the ISS.
Starbase Brewing wants to put the first brewery on Mars.
Or could it be a Japanese beer? Sapporo made a beer from wheat grown in space back in 2008. 🚀 🍺
🌱🚀 My podcast about plants in space is turning 5 & I want to celebrate by hearing from you!
What do you think the future of astrobotany looks like?
Will we grow greenhouses on the Moon? Engineer crops that thrive on Mars? Or discover something in space that transforms how we grow food on Earth?
Big or small, serious or wildly imaginative—I’d love to include your ideas.
Reply here or DM me by 20 July to share your thoughts.
Let’s dream up the next 5 years of astrobotany together. 💫
Interesting project from the Italian Space Agency and three universities, developing a new variety of rice for cultivation in space.
https://spacebotany.uk/blog/how-moon-rice-could-feed-astronauts-and-earthlings/
My round-up of stories from the world of space plants and gardening this week includes an update on EDEN LUNA, a Biosphere 2 retrospective & French food heading for the ISS!
Annie Walker started working at the Cambridge Observatory in 1879, when she was only 15. Astronomers have assumed that she was a computer, dealing with complex calculations for the men who used the telescopes. However, new research suggests that she observed thousands of stars and was actually the first British professional female astronomer.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will have gourmet French cuisine for her εpsilon space mission, including:
🧅 Onion soup with pink peppercorns and gratinéed croutons
🍗 Poultry with voatsiperifery pepper, tonka bean, and creamy comté cheese polenta
🍫 Chocolate cream with hazelnut flower and coffee
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/A_pinch_of_France_in_space
Hmmmm. The show’s fifth anniversary is coming up at the end of the month.
Traditionally, I do a special birthday episode. I’m a bit short on ideas, though.
Any suggestions?
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