ISRO will grow seeds in space. It will send intestinal bacteria to space. Big information has come from the SpaceX mission that is awaiting launch. Not just in-space docking or joining two spacecraft in space, ISRO is going to do many new things in this mission.
The multi-experiment mission is set to be the first of its kind in the history of Indian space exploration. A total of 24 payloads will be sent on the fourth stage of the PSLV-C60 rocket used in this mission. It is called the PS4 Orbital Experiment Module or POM-4.
ISRO plans to grow eight cowpea seeds from seed germination and plant sustenance until the two-leaf stage in a closed-box environment with active thermal control as part of the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
Out of the 24 payloads, 14 have been made by ISRO, while 10 have been made by various educational institutions and domestic startups. Out of these, the two most interesting payloads are – CROP and RV Sat-1. ISRO will send 8 seeds of Jhudang to space in the CROP payload.
It will be grown in 5 to 7 days and observed until it has two leaves. The growth of the plant will be photographed using weak magnetic fields, and oxygen, carbon dioxide, humidity, temperature, etc. will be measured.
