BLiSS+Sim+Related+Links

Below is a list of links and resources related to bioregenerative life support and plant science investigations.
==**​**2013 NASA Space Settlement Design Contest - Deadline 3/15/13==

This annual contest, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS) is for all students up to 12th grade (18 years old) from anywhere in the world. Individuals, small teams of two to six, and large teams of seven or more are judged separately. Entries are also grouped by age/grade of the oldest contestant for judging. The age groups are 7th and under, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. The grand prize is awarded to the best entry regarless of contestant age. Students develop space settlement designs and related materials. These are sent to NASA Ames for judgement. Submissions must be received by March 15. Check out the results of the 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2011 and 2012 contests.

Teachers are encouraged to use this contest as part of their curriculum. See the space settlement teacher's page and the Space Settlement page. Here is a link to the entry form provided on the web: [] Educators may also use the as a curriculum activity to supplement use of the WJU/CET BLiSS App.

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Student plant growth investigation on the International Space Station. Ground Control Plants vs. Plants in Space - First Planting (Brassica rapa)

Available through multiple sites: @http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=113572301 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCqirzwvYOA

Indoor NASA Plants
NASA has expanded our learning in lots of different fields, and not just the fields of science. They have also found out a lot about the different types of plants and their uses. We catch up with Deby at Cornell Farm to talk to her about the recent NASA findings about indoor plants. She tells us that NASA investigated the use of indoor plants as a means of cleaning the air in the space station. They came up with some interesting results.

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Lostronaut, (depicted in the illustration shown at left) is a feature by [|Jonathan Lethem] published in the November 17, 2008 issue of the //New Yorker// magazine, provides a fictional account of a member an international crew of astronauts trapped in a low-earth-orbit space station. In Lethem's story, the space station’s air supply is provided by a specially designed on-board plant growth system. Unexpectedly, the greenhouse facility is damaged in an accident, and the crew's supply of oxygen is slowly dwindling.

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