Scientists send seeds to space in hopes of learning how to grow with less water Cotton seeds traveled to the International Space Station earlier this month for an experiment called "Targeting Improved Cotton Through Orbital Cultivation," or "tic toc" for short. Share Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Jun 28, 2021 Scientists send seeds to space in hopes of learning how to grow with less water Cotton seeds traveled to the International Space Station earlier this month for an experiment called "Targeting Improved Cotton Through Orbital Cultivation," or "tic toc" for short. Share Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Jun 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> AND CO. WILL LIFT OFF. DAJI: COTTON SEEDS TRAVELED TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION JUNE 3 FOR AN EXPERIMENT CALLED TARGETING IMPROVED COTTON ROTHUGH ORBITAL CULTIVATION, TIC TOC FOR SHT.OR >> THE QUESTION WE ARE ASKING IS HOW DOES GRAVITY MAKE COTTON ROOTS GROW AND THE EXPERIMENT IS REVEMO GRAVI ATYND THE ONLY PLACE YOU’LL GET TO DO THAT IS ON THE SPACE STATION DAJI: THEIR MAINL GOAIS TO NDFI A WAY TO PRODUCE COTTON USING LESSAT WER TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. >> COTTON HAS A BIG ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT, THE BEST WAY TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT IS TO GROW ENOUGH COTTON TO MAKE A SINGLE T-SHIRT IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 700 GALLONS OF IRRIGATION WATER DAJI: THE EXPERIMENTAL COTTON PLANT MIGHT SEEM OUT OF THIS WORLD BUITT S FINDINGS COULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR WISCONSIN CROPS IN THE FUTURE. >> SO WE ARE FOCUSED ON COTTON AT THE MOMENT THOUGH THERA TITS HOW DE TEPHE ROOTS GET HOWIG B THE VOLUME THEY EXPLORE THOSE ARE IMPORTANT FOR ALL CROPS DAJI: SCIENTISTS ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE PLANTS GENETICS, AND ITS DROUGHT INTOLERANCE. >> AND THEN IN THE FUTURE OF COURSE WE ARE HOPING TO ANSWER THOSE SAME KINDS OF QUESTIONS WITH SPACE FLIGHT DATA ON THINGS LIKE WISCONSIN CROP LIKE CORN AND SOY BE AN DAJI: IN MILWAUKEE, DAJI ASWAD WISN 12 NEWS JOYCE: THE PLAS NTARE EXCTPEED TO MAKE IT BACK JULY 7 TO THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WHERE RESEARCHERS WILL CONTINUE TO