The critical difficulty of supporting human life during missions is addressed by space farming. Traditional farming is impractical due to limited resources.
In space farming, hydroponics is a soil-less approach. Despite the lack of typical soil in microgravity situations, hydroponics ensures efficient nutrition delivery to plants.
LED technology is crucial in space farming. Optimal light spectra promote plant growth, allowing astronauts to grow a variety of plants while conserving energy.
Crop cultivation in space and on space stations has become critical in order to lessen dependency on Earth-based supplies.
Arabidopsis thaliana, a tiny flowering plant commonly used as a model organism in plant biology, was the first plant produced in space.
Space farming offers immense possibilities. It has the potential to revolutionize food production, allow long-duration space travel.