Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System

Short Name: PONDS

Facility Description

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 ISS three times, so far.

Availability: Available. Please contact the facility manager.

ISS Environment: Internal

Owner: Redwire Space

Operator/Implementation Partner:
Redwire Space

Developer(s):
Redwire Space

Facility Manager:
Dave Reed
Redwire Space

Manager Email:
dave.reed@redwirespace.com

Parent Facility: Greenhouse

Child Facility:

Sponsoring Space Agency: NASA

Equipment Category: Capability

Additional Information:

Flown three times aboard the ISS. Great when used in combination with the Redwire Greenhouse.

PONDS Flysheet

Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System