Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space
- Written by Daniella McCahey, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University
The greenhouse at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is the only source of fresh food during winter.Eli Duke/Flickr, CC BY-SAFiguring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extraterrestrial environments. On May 12, 2022, a team of scientists announced that they...
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