date:Dec 03, 2013
the source of illumination for plant germination as a first ISRU (in situ resource utilisation) demonstration, said NASA. Nasa believes the effort will yield returns on two fronts, knowledge about plants and broader knowledge about lifes chances on the Moon. The information about the plants may help NASA better address the question if humans can live and work on the Moon. Last year, Chinese scientists announced their plans to grow fresh vegetables in extraterrestrial bases on Moon or Mars to pro