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Is it possible to grow potatoes on Mars?

Post author:Jeff Browe
Post published:March 24, 2021
Post category:cultivation space
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A fictional botanist-turned-astronaut is trapped on Mars in the 2015 hit film "The Martian," prompting him to "research the s—-" out of his precarious situation.Matt Damon's character, Mark Watney, lives…

Sols 4554–4555: Let’s Try That One Again… May 30, 2025
Written by Abigail Fraeman, Planetary Geologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 We came in early this morning and learned that part of Tuesday’s plan didn’t execute on Mars due to a temporary issue with the arm. We collected APXS data on the target “Palo Verde Mountains,” but were […]
NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Fifth Anniversary May 30, 2025
President Donald Trump walks onstage to speak to a crowd at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, following the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission on May 30, 2020. The mission was the first crewed launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the […]