Five questions the
record has to answer.
The research library is organized by scientific domain. This page groups the same material by the question a reader is trying to answer. Each theme lists three tiers: the business and mission reports, published in full; the research synthesis each report draws on, which is Gastronaut-owned and provided on request, listed here by title and scope; and the commentary that examines a single finding for a general reader. Nothing here asserts a NASA relationship, flight heritage, or established efficacy; the evidence boundaries stated on each document apply equally here.
Connecting a harvest to a crew outcome
A crop yields mass. A crew member consumes some fraction of it. Almost no published record connects the two, which leaves nutritional contribution unmeasured. This theme covers the measurement chain from seed lot and environment through intake to a defined health or performance outcome, with crew time and mission resources held separate for comparison.
NUT Nutrition and Nutrient Delivery: Abstract-Level Evidence Synthesis
Drawn from 5,548 unique records at abstract level; zero full texts were retrieved, which is stated as a limitation on every inference. Examines nutrient degradation, intake as the exposure term, and the energy-deficit confound in interpreting food-mediated outcomes.
Gastronaut LLC. "Nutrition and Nutrient Delivery: Abstract-Level Evidence Synthesis." GAS-NUT-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. CRP Crop Production: Frozen Evidence Synthesis
Identified 217 analysable studies on crop response in altered and partial gravity. Replicate-level sample size was unclear in 175 of those 217, which bounds what the pooled record can support and sets the design requirements for a decision-grade crop investigation.
Gastronaut LLC. "Crop Production: Frozen Evidence Synthesis." GAS-CRP-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. FSY Food System Engineering and Logistics: Evidence Synthesis
Identified 3,407 unique records, assessed 291, and analyzed 151 abstracts. Examines mass, volume, power, shelf life, and crew time as reported quantities, and documents how rarely the field publishes them on a comparable basis.
Gastronaut LLC. "Food System Engineering and Logistics: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-FSY-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. ECO Space Food Economics: Evidence Synthesis
Assessed 39 records from 2,704 unique records; 6 named cost as an outcome. Examines procurement behavior, budget allocation, and why the field lacks a common price basis for comparing food-system options.
Gastronaut LLC. "Space Food Economics: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-ECO-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 23 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. What a short stay can actually measure
Missions lasting roughly seven to thirty days can inform feasibility, variance, adherence, and instrument performance. They cannot convert an acute association into a countermeasure claim. This theme covers intake, acceptability, workload, microbial safety, sleep, cognition, and ocular and oxidative endpoints, along with the exposure windows each one requires.
NEU Neurocognitive and Behavioral Health: Evidence Synthesis
Includes 553 analysable studies from 965 assessed records and 5,382 unique records. Examines workload, sensory experience, mood, sleep, and cognition in isolated and confined environments, and what a short-duration protocol can measure without therapeutic claims.
Gastronaut LLC. "Neurocognitive and Behavioral Health: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-NEU-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 23 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. NUT Nutrition and Nutrient Delivery: Abstract-Level Evidence Synthesis
Drawn from 5,548 unique records at abstract level; zero full texts were retrieved, which is stated as a limitation on every inference. Examines nutrient degradation, intake as the exposure term, and the energy-deficit confound in interpreting food-mediated outcomes.
Gastronaut LLC. "Nutrition and Nutrient Delivery: Abstract-Level Evidence Synthesis." GAS-NUT-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. GUT Gut Microbiome and Immune Function: Frozen Evidence Synthesis
Drawn from 2,434 unique records. Examines microbial composition, barrier integrity, and immune endpoints across spaceflight, ground-analog, and simulated conditions, and tests whether a literature reporting uniformly directional results can support a countermeasure inference.
Gastronaut LLC. "Gut Microbiome and Immune Function: Frozen Evidence Synthesis." GAS-GUT-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. OCU Ocular Health and Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome: Evidence Synthesis
Assessed 785 records and retained 388 analysable studies from 3,375 unique records. Examines which proposed SANS mechanisms carry causal rather than associative support, and how endpoint choice changes the value of a countermeasure study.
Gastronaut LLC. "Ocular Health and Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-OCU-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. OXS Oxidative Stress and Radiation: Evidence Synthesis
Identified 1,453 unique records, assessed 332, and extracted 205. Of the extracted records, 205, or 35 percent, changed evidence tier after methods review. Examines Nrf2 and antioxidant pathway evidence and the transfer question between simulated, analog, and flight conditions.
Gastronaut LLC. "Oxidative Stress and Radiation: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-OXS-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. The record a food system has to keep
Interpretation depends on provenance. This theme covers the linked data streams that connect crop lot, environment, task, sample, meal, crew response, fault, and disposition, together with the crew time, equipment, and governance those records require. Privacy, workload, and causal-inference boundaries are treated as design constraints rather than afterthoughts.
FSY Food System Engineering and Logistics: Evidence Synthesis
Identified 3,407 unique records, assessed 291, and analyzed 151 abstracts. Examines mass, volume, power, shelf life, and crew time as reported quantities, and documents how rarely the field publishes them on a comparable basis.
Gastronaut LLC. "Food System Engineering and Logistics: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-FSY-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. REG Regulatory, Safety, and Policy: Evidence Synthesis
Retained 31 analysable studies from 5,758 unique records, of which 20 concerned planetary protection. Examines control points, traceability, containment, and approval pathways for a habitat that produces its own food.
Gastronaut LLC. "Regulatory, Safety, and Policy: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-REG-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 23 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. GUT Gut Microbiome and Immune Function: Frozen Evidence Synthesis
Drawn from 2,434 unique records. Examines microbial composition, barrier integrity, and immune endpoints across spaceflight, ground-analog, and simulated conditions, and tests whether a literature reporting uniformly directional results can support a countermeasure inference.
Gastronaut LLC. "Gut Microbiome and Immune Function: Frozen Evidence Synthesis." GAS-GUT-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. NEU Neurocognitive and Behavioral Health: Evidence Synthesis
Includes 553 analysable studies from 965 assessed records and 5,382 unique records. Examines workload, sensory experience, mood, sleep, and cognition in isolated and confined environments, and what a short-duration protocol can measure without therapeutic claims.
Gastronaut LLC. "Neurocognitive and Behavioral Health: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-NEU-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 23 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. ECL Environmental Control and Life Support: Evidence Synthesis
Assessed 249 records and classified 150 as analysable from 5,111 unique records. Examines how chamber atmosphere, airflow, ethylene, and root-zone oxygen alter biological outcomes attributed to gravity, and what an experiment must measure to keep a crop result interpretable.
Gastronaut LLC. "Environmental Control and Life Support: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-ECL-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. What a habitat research capability needs
A growth chamber is part of the experiment. Local carbon dioxide, ethylene, airflow, and root-zone oxygen can change the biological result attributed to gravity. This theme covers sealed cultivation, environmental telemetry, sampling and mass determination, containment, resource accounting, local acceleration reference, and atmosphere control.
ECL Environmental Control and Life Support: Evidence Synthesis
Assessed 249 records and classified 150 as analysable from 5,111 unique records. Examines how chamber atmosphere, airflow, ethylene, and root-zone oxygen alter biological outcomes attributed to gravity, and what an experiment must measure to keep a crop result interpretable.
Gastronaut LLC. "Environmental Control and Life Support: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-ECL-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. CRP Crop Production: Frozen Evidence Synthesis
Identified 217 analysable studies on crop response in altered and partial gravity. Replicate-level sample size was unclear in 175 of those 217, which bounds what the pooled record can support and sets the design requirements for a decision-grade crop investigation.
Gastronaut LLC. "Crop Production: Frozen Evidence Synthesis." GAS-CRP-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. REG Regulatory, Safety, and Policy: Evidence Synthesis
Retained 31 analysable studies from 5,758 unique records, of which 20 concerned planetary protection. Examines control points, traceability, containment, and approval pathways for a habitat that produces its own food.
Gastronaut LLC. "Regulatory, Safety, and Policy: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-REG-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 23 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. OCU Ocular Health and Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome: Evidence Synthesis
Assessed 785 records and retained 388 analysable studies from 3,375 unique records. Examines which proposed SANS mechanisms carry causal rather than associative support, and how endpoint choice changes the value of a countermeasure study.
Gastronaut LLC. "Ocular Health and Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-OCU-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. What an uncrewed precursor could settle first
Crop, microbial, fluid, containment, autonomy, and measurement-system behavior under lunar surface conditions can be observed without crew present. Human ingestion, acceptability, workload, and health outcomes remain matters for crewed studies. This theme covers the evidence gates that can precede accommodation, qualification, safety review, and integration.
OXS Oxidative Stress and Radiation: Evidence Synthesis
Identified 1,453 unique records, assessed 332, and extracted 205. Of the extracted records, 205, or 35 percent, changed evidence tier after methods review. Examines Nrf2 and antioxidant pathway evidence and the transfer question between simulated, analog, and flight conditions.
Gastronaut LLC. "Oxidative Stress and Radiation: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-OXS-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. CRP Crop Production: Frozen Evidence Synthesis
Identified 217 analysable studies on crop response in altered and partial gravity. Replicate-level sample size was unclear in 175 of those 217, which bounds what the pooled record can support and sets the design requirements for a decision-grade crop investigation.
Gastronaut LLC. "Crop Production: Frozen Evidence Synthesis." GAS-CRP-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. GUT Gut Microbiome and Immune Function: Frozen Evidence Synthesis
Drawn from 2,434 unique records. Examines microbial composition, barrier integrity, and immune endpoints across spaceflight, ground-analog, and simulated conditions, and tests whether a literature reporting uniformly directional results can support a countermeasure inference.
Gastronaut LLC. "Gut Microbiome and Immune Function: Frozen Evidence Synthesis." GAS-GUT-SYN-2026-01, evidence version frozen 21 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. REG Regulatory, Safety, and Policy: Evidence Synthesis
Retained 31 analysable studies from 5,758 unique records, of which 20 concerned planetary protection. Examines control points, traceability, containment, and approval pathways for a habitat that produces its own food.
Gastronaut LLC. "Regulatory, Safety, and Policy: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-REG-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 23 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request. FSY Food System Engineering and Logistics: Evidence Synthesis
Identified 3,407 unique records, assessed 291, and analyzed 151 abstracts. Examines mass, volume, power, shelf life, and crew time as reported quantities, and documents how rarely the field publishes them on a comparable basis.
Gastronaut LLC. "Food System Engineering and Logistics: Evidence Synthesis." GAS-FSY-SYN-2026-01, evidence version 22 Aug. 2026. Proprietary; available on request.
Each synthesis carries a stable identifier in the form
GAS-<domain>-SYN-<year>-<sequence> and a dated evidence version. The
sequence increments when a new evidence version supersedes the prior one, and a superseded
identifier stays valid for any work that already cited it. Where a correction record has been issued
against a synthesis, the correction is named in that entry and governs the affected comparison.
Gastronaut welcomes a bounded technical exchange on any theme here. A first exchange can define one measurement question and its acceptance criteria without presuming a partnership, flight opportunity, or result.
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