Why it takes so much work to grow plants in space

In space, growing plants could be important for food, oxygen and even astronauts’ psychological well-being – but growing anything beyond Earth is more difficult than it might seem

​In space, growing plants could be important for food, oxygen and even astronauts’ psychological well-being – but growing anything beyond Earth is more difficult than it might seem In space, growing plants could be important for food, oxygen and even astronauts’ psychological well-being – but growing anything beyond Earth is more difficult than it might seem