At the Growing Beyond Earth Symposium, students presented findings on ideal plants for space cultivation. NASA, in collaboration with Fairchild Botanical Gardens, has been exploring plant varieties since 2015, focusing on how to sustainably feed astronauts on long-duration missions. Notably, six plant species were successfully grown on the International Space Station, with an emphasis on producing enough food to sustain groups during Mars missions. The educational program, involving kits for schools, aims to engage students in conducting experiments parallel to those in space.
"It's helping NASA because it's helping us figure out what type of seeds we need to carry, what kind of nutrition the astronauts need and all of this other research that they do so we get better data."
"(There are) growing-beyond-Earth kits that every school gets from Fairchild. It's designed to be the same size, shape and lighting as the garden that's on the International Space Station."
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