What Would be in a Moon Salad?
If astronauts want salad on the Moon, they'll need to find special ways to grow and fertilize the plants to keep everything healthy.
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If astronauts want salad on the Moon, they'll need to find special ways to grow and fertilize the plants to keep everything healthy.
Researchers have developed a cellulose-based substrate that could function as a supportive collar for one day growing plants, including salad and other fresh vegetables, on the Moon.
NASA has finished its planning and is ready to go. Humans will soon be returning to the Moon – this time in a manned base. But, if this project is to succeed, astronauts must be able to grow their own food. Norwegian researchers are in the process of making this possible.