Growing full crops in space: 2023

In order to boost crop production research outside Earth and support exploration missions, Redwire Corporation said on Tuesday it would launch the first commercial space greenhouse in Spring next year.

According to Dave Reed, Redwire's manager for the greenhouse project, the space infrastructure company's project will help deliver critical insights for NASA's Artemis missions and beyond.

''Growing full crops in space will be critical to future space exploration missions as plants provide food, oxygen and water reclamation,'' he added.

Aiming at sending astronauts to the moon and establishing a long-term lunar colony, the Artemis programme of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will act as a precursor to the eventual human exploration of Mars.

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Source: wionews