Interactions Sealed Chambers (Phase I) Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse (Devon Island) Autonomous Robotic Greenhouse (Phase III) Environmentally- Controlled Green- House (Phase II) CSA Development Greenhouse(St-Hubert) Prototype Sealed Greenhouse ESA -MELiSSA Higher Plant Chamber

Technical Objectives Containment Integrated control Autonomy Reclamation/Recycling Robustness/Reliability Communications technology Technology developments are designed to facilitate the scientific objectives of the entire project

Infrastructure Requirements Sealed chambers within the autonomous robotic greenhouse –Requires additional custom engineering Remote, sealed greenhouse at CSA Continued Devon Island Greenhouse infrastructure upgrades (fuel cells, wind/solar generation, control systems)

Industry collaborations Potential collaborations with: –National Instruments (data acquisition and instrument control) –Argus (environmental control) –Conviron, Angstrom Engineering

Institutional Collaborations Current collaborations exist between: –University of Guelph –Simon Fraser University –Mars Institute –Canadian Space Agency –ESA/UAB (Spain) –University of Florida –NASA

Leveraging Investments Jan 2004 until now $50k in cumulative investment in CESRF $50k from OCE in Arctic greenhouse $350k from CSA in Arctic greenhouse and CSA greenhouse

Leveraging Investments Now until 2009 $1M via ESA-MELiSSA work $500k via CSA for Arctic greenhouse, CSA greenhouse, and sealed greenhouse at CSA

HQP At least 6 graduates from Guelph CSA will continue to support salary for at least 1 PDF, two full-time graduate students, continuous undergraduate students, and the Principle Investigator