Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5d
SpaceX Astronauts Will Try Growing the First Mushrooms in Space on Upcoming Fram2 Mission Over Earth’s Poles
Described as the “perfect space crop,” the nutritious and ready-to-eat fungus could be a key stepping stone toward fueling ...
HowToGeek on MSN27d
Even Astronauts Have to Eat Their Vegetables: How NASA Grows Plants in Space
As we plan longer missions to space, the moon, Mars, and beyond, we'll need a way to keep our astronauts fed when they can't ...
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How Plants Protect Their DNA in Space
The NASA Twins Study published in 2019 compared biological changes in identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly. 1 The former spent a year on the International Space Station (ISS) and the latter ...