National Space Development Agency of Japan

Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization

Japan Space Forum

Kei Tanaka

Masayuki Hirafuji

Tokihiro Fukatsu

Keiko Ibaraki

The present invention provides a micro gravity environmental control apparatus, such as a plant cultivating apparatus, an animal raising apparatus, and a micro gravity environmental control method, such as a plant cultivating method, an animal raising method, a breeding method, capable of cultivating a plant and raising an animal by using soil and also capable of recovering moisture supplied to the soil so as to reuse the moisture, under a weightless environment or a micro gravity environment. There is provided a micro gravity environmental control apparatus comprising a chamber, an air suction pipe arranged in the vicinity of a lower end portion within the chamber, and an air sucking part communicated and connected with the air suction pipe and used for sucking air within the chamber out of the chamber.

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Ibaraki, Japan

Kei Tanaka