Space Farmers
GPS, solar cells, and even baby formula are just some of the inventions space exploration has provided us. Now, human's mission to go deeper into space has inspired further innovations in producing the food we eat. From the genesis of space food at NASA to today's groundbreaking technology that creates protein out of air in Finland, scientists have been racing to reshape food production on Earth.
GPS, solar cells, and even baby formula are just some of the inventions space exploration has provided us. Now, human's mission to go deeper into space has inspired further innovations in producing the food we eat. From the genesis of space food at NASA to today's groundbreaking technology that creates protein out of air in Finland, scientists have been racing to reshape food production on Earth.
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