Using plants as the basis for the program, students study the science and mathematics involved in the areas of food processing and nutrition, waste management and resource recovery, and plant production for developing life-sustaining systems for space colonization. The ultimate goal is to grow the plant products needed for a Space Pizza. Development will continue for eventual implementation of the ESP onto the world wide web. Web surfers will be able to access information on lessons, an ESP newsletter, what is happening in the area of BLS systems research, exchange data with other classrooms around the country and have an interactive chat session with a BLS systems researcher. They get to spend a day with NASA scientist and engineers, and see how NASA is addressing the issues of long duration space travel.
Students help grow shuttle garden.
November 11, 1997. Students growing with space colonization. April 23, 1997. Kids' 'Eco-Lab' a tasty task. April 18, 1998.