I would love to see more discussion on this. They keep talking about people living in space but not so much on the how to survive. And little, if any, talk on the amount of plants needed and ability to grow them.
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One thing that keeps coming to my mind when discussing plants and crops for astronauts is the winning project from the space apps “have seeds will travel” challenge a couple of years ago. They designed an “Infinipod” that was a confined shelf for growing plants without soil and little, to no, human tending. I remember thinking if we could make that on a larger scale, it could help with the idea of a community in space in the future, or even help with declining plant life and deforestation here on Earth.