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Industry Mentor: VanterÌý

Summary: We’re going back to the Moon to stay, but long-term missionsÌýrequire a reliable source of fresh food to sustain our astronauts.ÌýTheÌýArtemis Gardens Lunar GreenhouseÌýProject will design and prototype an autonomous plant growth habitat that enables sustainable crop production beneath theÌýlunar surface.Ìý

The mission objectiveÌýis to study theÌýeffects ofÌýtheÌýradiationÌýshieldedÌýenvironmentÌýandÌýalteredÌýgravityÌýonÌýtheÌýgerminationÌýandÌýgrowth ofÌýWisconsin Fast Plants AstroPlants (Brassica Rapa). The system will germinate, grow,Ìýmonitor,ÌýandÌýharvestÌý20ÌýplantsÌýwithinÌýaÌýfullyÌýenclosedÌýgreenhouseÌýburiedÌý3ÌýmetersÌýunder lunarÌýregolithÌýatÌýanÌýArtemisÌýIIIÌýlandingÌýsiteÌýnearÌýtheÌýlunarÌýsouthÌýpole.

To meet missionÌýrequirements, theÌýgreenhouse shall operateÌýautonomously for 15 days whileÌýmaintaining a controlled environment toÌýensureÌýplantÌýhealth.ÌýIt mustÌýbeÌýcompact enough for deploymentÌýby a singleÌýastronautÌýduring an EVA and assembled using tools availableÌýatÌýtheÌýArtemisÌýBaseÌýCamp.ÌýTheÌýsystemÌýwillÌýcontinuouslyÌýmonitorÌýenvironmental andÌýplantÌýhealthÌýparameters,ÌýincludingÌýOâ‚‚,ÌýCOâ‚‚,Ìýtemperature,Ìýhumidity,ÌýandÌýsoilÌýmoisture, while transmitting telemetry and science data to a nearby ground station every four hours.

TheÌýplannedÌýdesignÌýdeliverableÌýisÌýaÌýfunctionalÌýprototypeÌýofÌýtheÌýgreenhouseÌýsystem, demonstrating feasibility for future lunar agricultural missions.