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NASA and Partners Take Aim at Growing Crops on the Moon
Key Takeaways
- NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated preparatory work on growing crops on the Moon.
- The work targets an Earth-based demonstrator called the Lunar Agriculture Module-Ground Test Demonstrator (LAM-GTD).
- Its goals are to develop crop-growing technologies and study plant performance under atmospheres and controlled environments similar to those expected at Moon Base.
- Space crops would supply whole-food nutrition and dietary variety while absorbing carbon dioxide, producing oxygen and recycling water.
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DT Editorial Team··via science.nasa.gov