Thestudybuilds on previous research on lunar soil samples.
Hydroponics bypasses this challenge as it allows roots to be directly cultivated in nutrient-rich water instead of soil.
This would require three steps, as illustrated below.
Firstly, regolith would be pulled through a mechanical sorting area.
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The project was launched in December 2022 and is expected to run for a full year.
Its being funded by theDiscovery branch of ESAs Basic Activities.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
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