Lettuce Plants (IMAGE)

Texas A&M AgriLife Communications

Lettuce Plants

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Young, potted lettuce plants are put into growth chambers to resemble conditions similar to that of the moon and Mars. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers with a NASA grant are studying how to grow vegetables to enable space life.

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(Texas Agricultural Experiment Station photo by Kathleen Phillips).

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