Among three experiments heading to the moon as part of the crewed Artemis III mission will be a plant-growth study, NASA has announced.
It was almost a decade ago when astronauts aboard the International Space Station sat down for a meal of historical significance as it was the first to include food — albeit only lettuce — grown and harvested in space.
Recommended Videos This week NASA announced its latest plan for experimental food-growth systems, revealing that it will send the Lunar Effects on Agricultural Flora experiment to the moon as part of the Artemis III crewed mission, which is currently scheduled for 2026 The LEAF Beta payload, which features a plant growth chamber with an isolated atmosphere, will protect the plants inside it from excessive lunar sunlight, radiation, and the vacuum of space, while observing their photosynthesis, growth, and responses to stress, according to Space Lab. After about a week on the the lunar surface, the astronauts will bring back the seedling samples for detailed analysis in laboratory conditions.
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