NASA and German Scientists Are Launching a SPACE FARM Satellite!

Sandy Fitzgerald : Feb 3, 2017
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"Ultimately, we are simulating and testing greenhouses that could be assembled inside a lunar or Martian habitat to provide the crew with a local source of fresh food. The system would do this by managing the controlled conversion of waste into fertilizer." -Dr. Jens Hauslage

(Washington, DC) — [Newsmax] NASA and German scientists are joining forces to launch the first experimental space farming satellite into orbit, with the goal of one day providing space crews with reliable sources of fresh food. (Photo Credit: Pixabay)

The satellite, to be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in July 2017, will allow for experiments in both …

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