Advancing Plant Science with Space Gardens | International Space Station

Advancing Plant Science with Space Gardens | International Space Station

Gardens growing on the International Space Station are leading to groundbreaking research and offering astronauts a taste of home. 

Learn more about eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) Tech Demo

https://science.nasa.gov/biological-physical/investigations/xroots

The Vegetable Production System, or “Veggie":

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/ways-the-international-space-station-helps-us-study-plant-growth-in-space/

Follow Expedition 71 Updates: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds

Release Date: June 11, 2024

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