The revolutionary experiment used lunar material from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Scientists at the University of Florida are bringing humanity closer to having a food source on the moon. What’s on the menu? Plants.
Researchers at UF’s Space Plants Laboratory received lunar soil from NASA.
These are rare samples collected during the Apollo 11 expedition, the very first moon landing in 1969.
UF researchers then grew “mouse-ear cresses,” a relative of vegetables like broccoli and kale, in the moon’s soil.
North Central Florida was chosen by NASA to do the research because of the area’s agricultural significance.
“North Central Florida is a huge mecca of research on controlled agriculture. And so any time you think about a greenhouse on the moon, that is controlled ag. A lot of the controlled agriculture, some of the technology, that goes into designing plant habitats for space flight,” Paul said.
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