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- NASA unveils inflatable greenhouse for sustainable farming on Mars Thu, 27 Apr 17, 10:01pmA group of researchers from the University of Arizona, in collaboration with NASA scientists, have created an innovative inflatable greenhouse to help feed astronauts on other planets...
- Astronauts are munching on lettuce grown in space for the first time ever Tue, 11 Aug 15, 2:43amIn what feels like a moment right out of Star Trek, members of the Expedition 44 crew on the International Space Station will eat the very first crops grown in space -- lettuce...
- MIT Study Shows Mars One Colony is Dangerously Unsustainable Tue, 14 Oct 14, 5:00amMars One has captured a lot of attention with plans to build the first colony on the red planet - but a new paper from MIT warns that the project has little chance of success...
- NASA Reveals Plans to Start Growing Vegetables in Space this Year Fri, 13 Sep 13, 2:30amNASA is planning to grow fresh vegetables in space, 230 miles above the Earth. Later this year the space agency’s Vegetable Production System (VEGGIE) program will send astronauts to the International Space Station with...