SPACE SEEDS-RELATED ACTIVITYIN INDONESIA (2010 – 2012)
SPACE SEEDS FOR ASIAN FUTURE

Tomato Seeds (Solanum Lycopersicum)
Journey to Japan and from Japan

Tomato seeds were transfered from the commercial
package into JAXA standard package

1234Sealed and signed tomato seeds package was readyto send to JapanThe double
ziplock
package wassigned andsealed with
3M double
tapeThe seed is inspected
and prepared to theflight

Credit:Yoichi Hasegawa

Flight Package (JAXA)

Credit:Yoichi Hasegawa

Credit: Muneo Takaoki

Returned from Space
Shipped to IndonesiaCredit: Yoichi Hasegawa

The tomato seeds back from Japan

SPACE SCIENCE FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 2011

Commemoration ofTomato Seeds
Solanum Lycopersicum

World Space Week 2011

Space Seeds for Asian FutureSpace Science Festival
October 29, 2011
 LAPAN Bandung Collaboration of LAPAN, JAXA, ITB
 Attended by students (elementary, high school)
 Activities:- Public lecture (ISS/Dr. Muneo Takaoki, SSAF/Mr.Yoichi
Hasegawa)- Presentation from LAPAN (Ms. Nur Laela Sari) and ITB(Dr. Rizkita)- Competition of space seeds project- coloring and drawing competition- astrogame for kids- exhibitionLectures

Presentation from ITB (Dr. Rizkita)
The Effect of Space Environment onPlant Seed

Presentation from JAXA (Dr. Takaoki andMr. Hasegawa)ISS and SSAF

Presentation from LAPAN(Ms. Nur Laela Sari
LAPAN’s involvement in SSAF 2010-2011

‘Space’ Coloring and Drawing Competition‘Space’ Coloring Competiion:
grade 1- 3 Elementary School‘Space’ Drawing Competition:
grade 4 – 6 Elementary School

Winners ofDrawing Competition

Winners of Coloring Competition

Exhibition

Astrogame for kids(ladder and snake)

ClinostatSeeds Distribution to Students

ITB prepared the space seeds, as well as
clinostat treated seeds and control ones
to be distributed.

Space tomato seeds distributed tosecondary school students.
They planted, observed, and reported.

Tomato Seeds Sterilization

Seeds from ISS

Seeds from ground control
and clinostat control

Rinse insterilizedwaterTomato Seeds Sterilization

Spill out
the water

Rinse inClorox
15%
Spill out theclorox

Tomato Seeds Sterilization

Rinse insterilizedwater

Spill out
the waterThis step was repeated several times to ensure no clorox remains on the seed coat

Seeds Redehidration

The sterilized seeds were dried on sterile tissue for several hours inlaminar

Seeds Repackaging
The dried seeds
were put in small
packages, eachpackages contain 30seeds

The packages
were given code
A for groundcontrol seeds, B
for seeds from ISS
and C forclinostat control

Clinostat Verification

Experiment Results on 3D Clinostat  Dark
ConditionABCD

Picture A and B areroot and shoot of
tomato seedlings innormal gravity,
while C and D are
the root and shootof tomato seedlings
after rotated for 3
days on a 3D
clinostatExperiment Results on 3D Clinostat  DarkCondition
ACB
A is the tomato seedlings grown innormal gravity, B and C are the tomato
seedlings after rotated for 3 days on 3Dclinostat (red arrow: root)

Experiment Results on 3D Clinostat  LightCondition

Control

03 x 24hours

6 x 24hours

ClinostatExperiment Results on 3D Clinostat  Light
Condition

Control

0 hour3 x 24hours

ClinostatSeeds Distribution
 The seeds in small packages were then distributed tojunior high school student for science projectcompetition, together with the ground control andclinostat seeds.

Technical Meeting of thecompetition

Seeds distribution

A month later.....
(November 28, 2011)- Observation reports; 3 finalists:- Presentation of the winnerMETODE PENELITIAN

Three kinds of tomato seeds
 Package A : ‘normal’ seeds
 Package B : ‘space’ seeds
 Package C : ‘clinostat’ seeds

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4
3,53
A

2,5B
2

C

1,5
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Growth rate day 1 – day 6456

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30
2520A

15

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10C

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23456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21Height (day 1 – day 21)
2
1,81,61,4
1,2
10,80,60,40,20

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Number of leaves, day 1 – day 21

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6B

4C

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Length of leaves, day 1 – day 21
3,5
32,52

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Impatiens balsamina (GardenBalsam)

Seeds of Garden Balsam

Lab Experiment

Growth ofImpatient BalsaminaL. seeds
Seeds of Impatient BalsaminaL. in this research is consists of control
seeds, seeds treated 3D-clisnostat and space seeds. Each kind ofseeds (about 15 seeds) was grown on the cotton that placed in thebottles, duplo. These seeds were cleaned using 70% alcohol andsubmerged in the water for 24 hours. Afterwards, the seeds thenplaced on the cotton in dark condition for germination. After theseeds had successfully germinated, then the seeds continued grownin light condition. About 90-100% seeds has successfully germinatedand continued to growth in light condition. After 5days, morphologically, the ground (control seeds) was grown 2-3mm, and radicula of control seeds was shorter than 3D-clinostat(4-6 mm) seeds and space seeds. After 10 days observation, theepicothyl growth of the control seeds were tend to haveupright, while the epicothyl growth of 3D-clinostat seeds were tend
to bend with no certain directions. However, the epicotyl growth ofspace seeds was more bending and did not have orientation.

L’Oreal Girls Science Camp May 2012 The seeds are distributed in March 2012

 15 schools are selected to introduce theirresult
 Presentation of the finalists on15 – 16May 2012

L’Oreal Girls ScienceCamp

Presentation about‘SPACE’ by LAPAN

Water rocket
competition

Preparing
the Night
Observation

Presentations by finalists

The Winner