Beans in Space

As the Space Shuttle landed last Friday, the first-ever soy crop in space also returned to earth. During the Atlantis mission, soybeans planted and tended by DuPont scientists germinated, developed, flowered and created new seedpods; the 97-day initiative was the first major crop growth cycle ever completed in orbit. By proving that space crop production is possible, new potential for long-term human space travel becomes a closer possibility.

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