NASA Wheat Grown on ISS Grew Taller Than on Earth
A NASA wheat test on the International Space Station lasted 73 days. The plants grew about 10% taller than control plants on Earth. The headline also points to microgravity playing a role in how the plants grew.
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Context: Growing food in orbit matters because astronauts on long missions will need fresh food, and space farming could reduce how much must be carried from Earth. Microgravity is the near-weightlessness astronauts experience in orbit.
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