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Can We Grow Food in Space? NASA's Space Farming Experiments: Exploring How Astronauts Grow Plants in Orbit-and What It Means for Life Beyond Earth
Paperback
Series: Innovation and Space for Young People - Stories and Activities
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 23 2025
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.07 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Can lettuce grow in zero gravity? What about tomatoes on Mars?
In this fascinating booklet from City of Innovation, young readers (ages 7-14) discover how NASA scientists and astronauts are learning to grow food in space-right now! Through real missions like Veggie and Advanced Plant Habitat on the International Space Station, kids will explore:
- How plants get water, light, and air without soil or gravity
- Why fresh food is vital for long space journeys (and astronaut happiness!)
- How space farming could one day feed colonies on the Moon or Mars
With simple explanations, real photos (or illustrations based on them), and a Try It Yourself section using household items, this booklet blends real science, future innovation, and hands-on curiosity.
Part of the Innovation and Space for Young People series-where curiosity meets creation.
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