In the Hollywood movie 'The Martian', the protagonist of the film's real-life astronaut Mark Watney will make new history by growing potatoes on Mars. The film received rave reviews for its performance. In real life our NASA astronauts have made this possible.
Yes, NASA astronauts have now grown and tested radishes in space micro-gravity and are now ready to harvest them. Now there is a scientific war going on in space as to which country is going to establish its colony on the Moon or Mars first. But setting up a colony in space is not an easy task.
When setting up a colony in space we must provide the astronauts with additional needs with vital nutrients. Sending this need off the earth every time is not a permanent solution. Sending needs from Earth is not the right solution, especially since the proposed Mars mission will take two years.
The main food needs of the colony, which is set on the moon or Mars, are to be cultivated by the soldiers themselves to grow and live with the essence of civilization. It should not only provide fresh food, minerals and nutrients, but also create the unity of the Earth on the alien planet. This will create a home-like mood for the players and keep their mood healthy.
The NASA Experimental Center, located in the Columbus region of Europe, is studying plants growing in micro-gravity. With plans to visit the Moon and Mars, future astronauts will need a regular, fresh source of food as they embark on these missions that will take them far from home.
Not only does it provide much needed vitamins and minerals, it also contributes to the sustainability of plants growing in space. NASA says plants growing under the International Space Station's microgravity conditions have allowed researchers to adapt their approach to change.
NASA also explained the reason why radishes were chosen when it decided to grow plants in space. Radishes have a short cultivation period and are genetically similar to Arabidopsis, a plant frequently studied in space. Radishes are also edible and a nutritious food with many nutrients.
NASA says the radishes, which were planted in space, are now ready for harvest and harvested radish samples will be sent back to Earth for analysis.The plants are monitored by LED lights, microscopic clay, more than 180 sensors and cameras, and are grown with excellent distribution of water and fertilizer, controlling humidity and temperature levels.