Liftoff! Pacific Northwest National Lab's microbe study could blaze a trail for future farmers on Mars - GeekWire

An experiment that's on its way to the space station focuses on soil microbes, humble organisms that could be key to growing crops in space.

SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket rises from its Florida launch pad. (SpaceX via YouTube) An experiment thats on its way to the International Space Station focuses on a subject thats as common as dirt, but co… [+3740 chars]

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