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A team of University of Arizona scientists use hydroponics ?a self-sustaining watering system ?to grow plants in a greenhouse designed for Mars.
In the sunny state of Arizona two men have designed a no-heat light bulb to allow astronauts to grow their own fresh produce in space. Sounds unlikely, but it’s the same team that brought vegetables to ice-bound researchers in Antarctica. From member station KJZZ in Phoenix, Tony Ganzer reports.