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Space Agriculture

Growing plants in space — for fresh food, for recycling air and water, and for crew morale. Experiments aboard the ISS have grown and eaten space-grown crops, a step toward the farms that Moon and Mars crews will need.

Highlights

  • ISS crews have grown and eaten space-grown crops

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.