COMING DOWN TO EARTH ...
UP, UP, AND AWAY ...
Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station
Researchers are hoping for 40 radishes from the seeds going up, within a month
SOIL SCIENCE ...
For the first time, Earth soil soars to space station to aid agriculture
Natural and biochar-containing soils have never been studied in space
THE FINAL FRONTIER ...
Space nematodes: A giant leap for interplanetary agriculture
Mission to space offered a novel perspective, provided new insights into nematode behavior & development
TOMATO BREEDING ...
A new tomato is ideal for urban gardens (and space)
Tomatoes resemble a bouquet whose roses have been replaced by ripe cherry tomatoes
ZERO GRAVITY STUDY ...
Hemp and coffee in space
Front Range Biosciences to send hemp and coffee tissue culture samples to space
WATER USE ...
Houston, we're here to help the farmers
ECOSTRESS has a mission: to gather data on how plants use water across the world
SPACE RESEARCH ...
Starship Nematode
One tiny step for a nematode, one big step toward sustainable agriculture in space
WHAT'S GROWING ...
Eating your veggies, even in space
Researchers developing planters that will allow astronauts to grow food in space
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND ...