Mission-1 growth experiment results and Messages from Astronaut
Growth results in the Kibo
February 16, 2021 (Day 0: Start of experiment)
You can find the reports from JAXA astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI on social media.
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Set up operation by Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
Research team supporting his activity (Credit: JAXA)
Video: Set up operation by Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI
Video: Message from Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI
February 26, 2021 (Day 10: Water supply and Observation)
(1) Plant Chamber 001 (16 sweet basil seeds) (Photo a:front, b:left, c:back, d:right, e:top) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(2) Plant Chamber 002 (16 sweet basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(3) Plant Chamber 003 (48 holy basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(4) Plant Chamber 004 (48 holy basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI injected fertilizer water into the Plant Chamber. (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
March 9, 2021 (Day 21: Water supply and Observation)
(1) Plant Chamber 001 (16 sweet basil seeds) (Photo a:front, b:left, c:back, d:right, e:top) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(2) Plant Chamber 002 (16 sweet basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(3) Plant Chamber 003 (48 holy basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(4) Plant Chamber 004 (48 holy basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI injected fertilizer water into the Plant Chambers again. (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
March 18, 2021 (Day 30: End of experiment)
You can find the reports from JAXA astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI on social media.
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(1) Plant Chamber 001 (16 sweet basil seeds) (Photo a:front, b:left, c:back, d:right, e:top) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(2) Plant Chamber 002 (16 sweet basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(3) Plant Chamber 003 (48 holy basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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(4) Plant Chamber 004 (48 holy basil seeds) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
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Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI put the Photosensitive Films in the box and Plant Chambers in the freezer. (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
Asian Herb Seeds collected in the Asia-Pacific region (Credit: JAXA/NASA)
Video: Closeout activity and Message from Astronaut Soichi NOGUCHI
Analysis reports from researchers
The researchers will analyze the basil samples returned from the ISS/Kibo in 2021-2022.
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