Published 5:15 AM EDT, Fri March 24, 2023Artificial environment engineering company Interstellar Lab believes it has the solution for growing crops on Mars -- the Nutritional Closed-Loop Eco-Unit System or"NUCLEUS."The modular structure is composed of nine cube capsules and is designed to provide a nutritious diet for four astronauts for the duration of a two-year mission, using the principles of vertical farming.
On a small scale, astronauts are already growing crops aboard the International Space Station . Pictured here, Kayla Barron works on a space agriculture experiment aboard the ISS.Astronauts have succeeded in growing small crops of leafy greens in a nutrient-rich substrate inside sealed chambers, using artificial lights. Pictured here, astronaut Jessica Meir cuts leaves from plants grown in microgravity.
Taking it to space would be next level. I believe it!
and on earth.
California looks underwater, we might need to grow some food here….
Nice, but what are they going to do about the radiation
Very good, but how sustaining life on Earth for all species.
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