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"You Worked with an Astronaut in a Space Experiment" has been published (December 18, 2013)
Space Seeds for Asian Future 2013: "You Worked with an Astronaut in a Space Experiment" has been published (PDF file: 2.2MB).
SSAF2013 Space Experiment Report No. 5: Final observation (September 9, 2013)
On September 6th, 2013 at 01:21 the final observation started. To see how different they are from the seedlings grew in the ground, astronaut Karen Nyberg took still and video images from various angles.
SSAF2013 Space Experiment Report: No. 4 Growth check (September 6, 2013)
On September 3, 2013 at 18:53 (Japan Standard Time), astronaut Karen Nyberg let us glance at the growth of Azuki beans in Kibo.
SSAF2013 Space Experiment Report No. 3: Watering to start cultivation (September 3, 2013)
Astronaut Karen Nyberg initiated SSAF2013 experiment by giving water to the seeds on board Kibo. At 22:15 on August 30, 2013 (Japan time), she completed all procedures and put the seeds into storage.
SSAF2013 Space Experiment Report: No.2 Launch and on-board operation procedure (August 14, 2013)
The fourth H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV4, also known as KOUNOTORI4, was successfully launched aboard an H-IIB launch vehicle from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center at 4:48 am on August 4, 2013.
Introduction to the SSAF2013 Space Experiment (August 5, 2013)
A space plant cultivation project for young people will take place in Kibo, the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station (ISS). The aim of this project is to contribute to the training of junior scientists from the Asia-Pacific region.
SSAF2013 Space Experiment Report: No.1 Ground Preparation (July 31, 2013)
To conduct an experiment in the ISS, necessary experimental equipment should be prepared carefully before launching. For SSAF2013, we have prepared containers in which Azuki can grow as described below:
Video message from JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata (July 25, 2013)
Video message from JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata
Engineers verify SSAF2013 onboard operation procedures (May 14, 2013)
Engineers at JAXA Tsukuba Space Center have developed and verified detailed procedures for the Space Seeds for Asian Future 2013 (SSAF2013) mission.
SSAF 2013 promotion in the NSTDA Annual Conference 2013 (April 10, 2013)
National Science and Technology Development Agency of Thailand (NSTDA) held the NSTDA Annual Conference 2013 (NAC2013) on 30 March - 3 April 2013 at Thailand Science Park.
*All times are Japan Standard Time (JST)