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The Greenhouses project is a project of [[SolSeed]] which is an expression of our desire to contribute to [[theDestiny]]. The Greenhouses will be designed to land on cold worlds in the Solar System and grow and store food for later consumption by astronauts visiting the world.
= Scope =
The project is to [[Bring Life]] to other worlds in a meaningful way with the minimum payload size.
* The project will include the following abilities
** The ability to extract resources needed to grow plants (e.g. CO<sub>2</sub>, NH3, H2O, K&P-compounds)
** The ability to process resources into the forms needed for plants
** The ability to maintain the environment needed for plant growth (Temperature, atmospheric pressure and composition, water chemistry)
** The ability to garden plants (protect from disease, etc...)
** The ability to harvest plants or edible parts of plants
** The ability to preserve harvested plants
* The project may include the following abilities
** The ability to store Oxygen gas produced as a useful bi-product of the plant growth
* The project will not include the following abilities
** The ability to build new greenhouse infrastructure (robotics, pumps, sensors, etc...) in situ
= Sensors for pc-board integrations: =
* pH https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10972
* dissolved oxygen https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11194
* IR thermometer https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10740