Team Rainbird

Information on Team Rainbird's progress in the Plant the Moon Challenge, adventures in exploring lunar agriculture, and a smidge of general gardening nerdery.

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@PoMo_Cowboy Same, getting this from everywhere. Using Avast not AVG

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@APEGA_AB To add to this: was there any social science capacity on the research team or was this all engineering professionals?

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@APEGA_AB We're a social scientist and engineer #astrobotany research team. We can analyze what you're doing from a social change perspective and from lived experience of a visible minority in engineering. There is agreement between the two: you're misstepping here, hard.

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@paulparrazzilvr @JanisIrwin @APEGA_AB I mean this with all the love in the world: how did nobody consider the image of a man presenting this and it reifying the preference for male voices as sources of truth in engineering? I'm sincerely curious how this research could occur and this outcome not be considered.

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

😬 apparently @APEGA_AB 's research on barriers for women in engineering missed some key pieces

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@AlbertaReddit Fine in SW yeg. I was a little surprised because I expected some more stuff to be out of stock because of the terrorists blocking Coutts.

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@ClaytonBell17 @AlbertaReddit I like that you waited two minutes before getting impatient for an answer lol

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@michaeloshry @conradnobert No, you doughnut. This issue absolutely needs to be front and center and have connections across the corporation like the anti-discrimination and harassment work the City has done. Yours is such a weak approach that downplays this severe problem. No leadership to be found here :/

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@bqrubberchicken @ExolithLab @plant_the_moon @AquaSprouts @z_landsman Neato! What soil are you using? Many soils (intentionally or not!) have bacteria or other fungi that can inhibit this fungus from growing, and that could be a factor causing the difference too if all else is equal :)

[Astrobotany.com @botanyinspace]

whole lotta LEDs… Why don’t we use sunlight to grow plants in space? This simple question can get complex: luckily Sara has broken it down for us here at https://t.co/Le3axPkeQs 🌱🚀 #astrobotany // 📸: NASA

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@DrPhiltill Spam filters: "Yes this email from a deposed royal is legitimate and very important."

Also spam filters: "This email from a regular contact within your organization? Hell. No."

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

@gracie_crain It's difficult to find space to talk about things like this, especially because this topic elicits so much joy and excitement from people you come off as a grumpygus when you bring it up.

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

Our final #plantthemoon update! Bittersweet but it was a lovely time with fabulous and interesting results, looking forward to future projects :) 🍅🌕🌱

https://t.co/M2iAYa2Vbk
https://t.co/twSyWY5Pn4

#astrobotany #citizenscience @plant_the_moon @CompetitionSci @ExolithLab

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

There's still time to get in on the next round of the #plantthemoonchallenge and do some fun citizen science! Sign up!😍

[Plant The Moon Challenge @plant_the_moon]

What a sight - a 1.5 cm tomato grown from lunar soil simulant. Well done, @rainbirddelalune!

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[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/UJqhFUo92s

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@LordeofDarkness @plant_the_moon @ExolithLab @CompetitionSci The forbidden tiny tomato... 😅😭

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

Hurry up and ripen! Tomorrow our #plantthemoon report is due which sadly means most of our tomatoes won't fully ripen, but it isn't all bad! Even getting a few to ripen at all is great and this gave us a good foundation for future planned work.

#CitizenScience #astrobotany

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

Yùtù visited again today, but we had to take a picture through our dirty window so as to not spook them. Hi buddy! ☺

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/RDzoPL1w0C

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@LordeofDarkness @plant_the_moon @ExolithLab Thanks!! It's been a blast growing the little guys. I just wish they'd hurry up and ripen so I can save some seeds from them, time is getting short!

[Team Rainbird @RainbirdTeam]

Long time no see, Twitter! Our new weekly update is live, and our plants are very happy right now :) #plantthemoon #astrobotany #CitizenScience @plant_the_moon @ExolithLab https://t.co/paNWRmqqJE