If we hope to someday inhabit other planets, astronauts will need more sources of nourishment than the packets of freeze-dried space food they can take with them. It's not just the nutritional value ...

NASA has published a series of images showcasing the prototype of an inflatable greenhouse that may one day be used to grow food in Earth-like conditions...while on Mars. The greenhouse and others ...

Humanity is one small step closer to putting astronauts on Mars, and making sure they’re well fed while they’re there. NASA designed an inflatable cylinder greenhouse that could help solve one of the ...

A group of researchers from the University of Arizona, in collaboration with NASA scientists, have created an innovative inflatable greenhouse to help feed astronauts on other planets. The Prototype ...

A radiation-shielded, inflatable greenhouse with a hydroponic growing system designed by undergraduate students at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering could sustain four astronauts on a ...

Efforts to colonize new planets through deep space missions such as to the moon and Mars are making sound progress. However, beyond the advancing space technologies, there is a lurking concern on ...

NASA Prepares for Life on Mars With Inflatable Hydroponic Greenhouse Chamber: "We’re mimicking what the plants would have if they were on Earth." ...