NASA's next lunar mission will open new points of scientific research into the adaptation of plant life to extraterrestrial environments.
Moon, NASA, Celestial body. Photo: Unsplash
The next lunar expedition National Astronomy and Space Administration (NASA) Have an innovative approach to your next space exploration. In addition to being the principal Send a girl to the moonThis task includes Plants that grow in the lunar environment.
This initiative seeks to obtain new information How plants adapt and grow in extreme conditionsThis could pave the way for future research into unknown lunar agriculture and sustainability in space.
Space exploration. Photo: Unsplash.
Project, called “Moon Effect on Agricultural Plants” (leaf)To be carried out by work Artemis III from NASA. This test was developed Space Laboratory TechnologyIts main objective is to study the main processes of PlantsLike photosynthesis and crop growth on the moon.
Also, it will analyze Plant response to radiation and to microgravity, important factors in the adaptation of life to space.
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Expected results
Data collected by leaf will be fundamental to understanding the potential of Agriculture On the moon, for human food and long-term survival in space. According to NASAThese studies are necessary to improve the knowledge about How to use plants Raised in an extraterrestrial environment.
The mission will investigate the feasibility of growing plants in the lunar environment. Photo: Reuters.
from Arabidopsis It flourished Soviet ship Salyut 7 In 1982, cotton seeds germinated on the moon in 2019, showing plants' ability to adapt to this type of environment. In International Space StationCultivated successfully Lettuce, Mustard, started Y goals Since 2014.
This trial joins other innovative projects that are part of it Artemis III mission. One of them Lunar Dielectric AnalyzerDesigned to study how lunar regolith conducts electric fields, providing valuable information about the Moon's physical properties.
Likewise, the Lunar Environmental Monitoring Station (LEMS) It will be equipped with state-of-the-art seismometers to monitor lunar seismic activity and guarantee the safety of astronauts on future space missions facilitated by the US agency.
