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Extraterrestrial Automated Terrarium (EAT)
Electrical Engineering Senior Design Spring 2022
Problem & Motivation
As the population continues to grow and technology advances, the once far-fetched idea of becoming a multiplanetary species is now approaching reality. Through the Florida Space Grant Consortium and collaboration with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center (KSC), this project will provide a plant life sciences CubeSat research platform to study the effects of nutritious crop production in transit to lunar orbit.
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NASA KSC Grant Process
1 . Expressed interest in SmallSat life sciences research
2. Submitted proposal to NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium with Kennedy Space Center for Senior Design Project
3. Award grant for research and prototype development
4. Began development of CubeSat payload
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