Astronaut Sunita Williams grows lettuce on ISS to study space farming and water-efficient agriculture.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is growing "Outredgeous" romaine lettuce on the ISS to study plant growth in microgravity with varying water conditions. This experiment, called Plant Habitat-07, aims to optimize space farming for deep-space missions and develop water-efficient agriculture for Earth's drought-prone areas. The research could improve crop yields and support sustainable food production globally.

December 04, 2024
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