Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System
Short Name: PONDS
Current Status: In Flight Rotation
The Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System (PONDS), first conceived by scientists at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, has been developed for flight in NASA’s Vegetable Production System (Veggie) facility by Redwire in conjunction with its commercial partner, Tupperware Brands. It requires no power, and limited astronaut crew time. It has flown to the ISSInternational Space Station three times, so far.
Additional Information:
Flown three times aboard the ISS. Great when used in combination with the Redwire Greenhouse.
https://redwirespace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/redwire-PONDS-flysheet.pdf
Parent Facility: Greenhouse; VEGGIE
Child Facility:
ISS Environment: Internal
Facility Owner: Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Facility Manager: Dave Reed | Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Manager Email: [email protected]
Operator/Implementation Partner: Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Developer(s): Redwire Space Technologies, Inc.
Sponsoring Space Agency: NASA
