Gravity Assist: What Will We Eat on Mars?

20/05/2022 24 min
Gravity Assist: What Will We Eat on Mars?

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Episode Synopsis

Astronauts on the International Space Station have been conducting experiments to grow food, including peppers and radishes. Christina Johnson, a NASA postdoc fellow at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, has been working on a variety of techniques to grow food in space. Learn what she thinks about the future of growing food beyond our planet, including on Mars.

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