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Growing Food for Mars Missions | Indianapolis News
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NASA’s Mars mission by 2030 hinges on solving one critical question: how will astronauts eat during a seven-month journey? Purdue scientists are racing to answer it by growing plants in space-like conditions, competing for a $750,000 prize. They’re tackling the chaos of microgravity—where roots lose direction—and using tools like clinostats to simulate gravity. PhD candidate Denise Caldwell is cultivating tomato seeds in controlled environments, while Professor Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi reports “fantastic” results. These breakthroughs could feed astronauts not just on ships, but on Mars and the Moon, turning science fiction into reality—one plant at a time.
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