Plants in Space?
Did you know they are growing plants in space? Astronauts at the International Space Station are growing plants in space to learn more about how plants grow in micorgravity. For the Plants in Space Project, teachers and their students can grow ground-based control plants in the classroom, download hourly photographs from the International Space Station, and design experiments based on the data from space. The live experiments began last fall; however, all images are archived on the website, so teachers can conduct investigations whenever and as often as they like. Data gained from the primary and secondary scientific investigations may help develop systems and techniques so future astronauts can grow their own food during extended spaceflights to destinations such as Mars. Click below to learn more about this project.