Tag: future agriculture

Is it possible to cultivate in lunar soil ?

May 16, 2022

Scientists (UFlorida & UFIFA Solutions) used the regolith sample collected during the Apollo 11,12 & 17 mission to experimentally grow Thale Cress (Arabidopsis taliana) in the soil (Regolith) first brought from the lunar surface. In response to the fact that plants grow in regolith, we will now see if it will help us to cultivate…

Cultivation and plants growing in the space station under LED light

September 28, 2021

NASA’s SpaceXCrew 1 mission holds the record for the longest spaceflight. The NASA team, led by Michael Hopkins, spent 64 days growing the two species of plants. This is the longest period to date. Extra dwarf and mustard Amstra varieties of Chinese cabbage were cultivated in space. NASA had earlier released details of their space…