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CBS Reports NASA Is Studying Potato Growth for Lunar Conditions

Mark Strassmann’s segment also discussed NASA’s target decade for a permanent lunar base: the 2030s.

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Potato plants grow in lunar soil simulant at a research lab in Corvallis, Oregon. / TokenPost.ai (mono)
Potato plants grow in lunar soil simulant at a research lab in Corvallis, Oregon. / TokenPost.ai (mono)

A CBS News report examined NASA’s research into growing potatoes under lunar conditions, describing locally produced food as a possible way to simplify supplies for crews at a future Moon base.

Mark Strassmann’s segment also covered NASA’s plan for a permanent lunar base in the 2030s. CBS framed local food production as a potential way to ease astronaut provisioning.

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