One of our team's goals is to come up with an effective solution that provides a way to grow a sustainable source of fresh foods onboard the ISS, efficiently. As space exploration expands, voyages become longer, and fresh foods become more desirable, our system will provide astronauts with replenishable nutrients, without having to rely on a delivery ship that may not be able to go the distance. In creating this system and providing this healthy sustenance for the crew, we do not want to hinder them from the research that they set out to accomplish. Our system's automation will require minimum crew time, meaning we can provide fresh greens without compromising time. Our other goal is to manufacture a fully working prototype while meeting all of our deadlines and milestones and working productively and collectively as a team.

In order to achieve these goals, we must keep a team foundation that is honest, collaborative, and hardworking. We all share equal leadership with respect to decisions, as we feel it allows everyone to contribute more openly without being bound by the title of "Team Leader". The leadership roles we have given our team members are directly related to their areas of expertise. We have drafted a collaboration plan that outlines how our team will operate and our agreements on making decisions and hosting meetings. We agree to brainstorm openly and take all ideas into consideration. Roles and responsibilities have been assigned based on each team member's individual strengths, and what they would like to improve on, or learn, for the duration of this project. Tasks are assigned weekly at our team meetings. We take a look at our timeline and decide which tasks need to be completed or started on, and then assign them with their respective due date. We have agreed to never overwhelm our team members with tasks if they cannot complete them within the allotted time frame. We have agreed to keep open communication and ask for help when we need it, as well as never to neglect our fellow team members when they need help. With respect to research or any issues that arise in our design process, we divide the topics evenly and have multiple team members explore each matter to maximize results. We consult within the team as we progress through our project stages and process, and make all final decisions together. We have agreed to never make any concrete decisions without every member of the team being aware and onboard. If a team member cannot make a meeting in which decisions were made, we have agreed to never leave them in the dark, and update them as quickly as possible. In the event that we cannot reach a unanimous decision, which has yet to happen, we have agreed to take votes where the majority will rule. In the event that the voting becomes an issue even with a majority vote, we will involve an advisor or an industry professional that can help us see what option would be better for the project outcome. We will not reject the ideas of any team members or take opinions and feedback personally. We also agreed to not make project decision conflicts personal. Although we keep a friendly foundation, we keep professionalism and our goal at the forefront. In regards to criticism, we have all agreed to be open and honest for the good of the project. If a constructive conflict arises, we will generate an objective comparison, such as a design matrix, and let values speak over opinions.

Our team members push one another to take on tasks that we would like to advance in and support each other through the learning process. We motivate each other with fresh ideas and excite one another with the possible advancements that the success of our system can provide.

We keep each other on task by asking for and providing updates at our team meetings, which occur twice a week. Our team members' schedules are not fixed, so we have created a sheet where we update our availability for the following week and choose our meeting times based on that. We keep all of our findings, meeting minutes, and weekly tasks in a shared Google Drive which each member has access to. We keep one another aware of due dates that we set in our process to make sure that we keep each other accountable, using BaseCamp (an organization program). Our team keeps constant communication through WhatsApp, class time, and our scheduled meetings. We also have frequent meetings to discuss project updates with our faculty and NASA advisors, which also keep us accountable for our scheduled project time. We have agreed to have all of our meetings in person as it keeps us more on task and more engaged. In the event that someone cannot make it to campus or our scheduled location, we will allow that person to join us through zoom. We will come prepared with our research for the week and updates on our tasks.

We have a strong team foundation and are ready to lend a helping hand to our fellow team members whenever asked. The guidelines for our project are what will help us meet our project goals, therefore it is a priority to meet them. If as a team, we have not been able to meet our guidelines as we set them, then we should consider coordinating a meeting where we can all get back to the same page and work another schedule out if needed. If an individual has not been able to meet our guidelines then it is important for the team to know the reason why to see if adjustments are needed so that we can all be on the path to success for the project.