General research program MDRS109

1.    Proposed research projects

1.1.    Soil research: biological, chemical and physical research

-          Soil samples from various sites (penetrometer, soil drilling, GPS location)

Met medewerking van OVAM:
http://www.ovam.be/jahia/Jahia/pid/5

-          Decomposition soil samples:

o    Physical properties (soil drilling, GPS-location, pictures, lab)

o    Chemical properties (lab)

o    Micro-organism (lab)

1.2.    Water analysis

-          Water analysis waterrycling systeem Hab

      o Conductivity measurement

          o Oxygen levels

Met medewerking van De Vlaamse Milieu Maatschappij:
http://www.vmm.be/

-          Rivers and temporary water channels point out on map

-          Water samples on different spots (GPS-location)

o   Determination of ammonium level, nitrites en nitrates

o    Determination of turbidity

1.3.    ‘Greenhouse on Mars’: vegetation project Greenhab

-          Soil:

o    Perlite (light material)

  

o    potting soil

o    Utah soil

-          Seeds of fast growing vegetables

-          Earth seeds

o    Sand cabbage

o    Bacilicum

o    Lentil

-          Space-exposed seeds

o    Space seeds Nasa (bacilicum)

-          Measurement of growth

-          Stimulation of growth

1.4.    Monitoring metal corrosion

-          Inspection and monitoring Hab

1.5.    Measurement expansion or contraction Hab

-          Monitoring Hab

1.6.    Solar panel test

-          Small solar panel (photovoltaic) for Greenhouse experiment (infrared heating)

1.7.    Aerial photographs Hab area

-          Launch of balloon and camera

Met dank aan: Flow-Tronic: http://www.flow-tronic.com/portal

1.8.    Geology

-          Rocks collection

-          Erosion monitoring

-          Micrometeorites

-          Cliff monitoring

1.9.    Eva camera review

-         Test camera system space suit

-    Test camera system ATV

1.10.  Meteorological measurements

      -   Weather balloons

Met medewerkig van het KMI:
http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/65239-Home.html

1.11.  Radio communication problems

-          Indicate dead zones against MDRS-hab

-          Relief map and satellite picture
-     Positioning & tracking systems

Met dank aan Traxgo: http://www.traxgo.be/

1.12.  Education

-          Videos of life and experiments at MDRS

Met dank aan www.teacherssource.com

      1.13. Food study (by Jean B. Hunter, Cornell University):
         -    Cooking day: dieetvoeding
         -    Non cooking day: astronautenvoeding zelfde als in het Internationaal ruimtestation

      1.14. Combining satellite imagery and ground based observations

      1.15. Space medicine / psychology research

       1.16. Study on ergonomic factors of the habitat

       1.17. Robotics