Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla irrigated crop seeds as part of the Sprouts project aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment aims to explore how spaceflight affects seed germination and plant growth. The seeds will be cultivated over multiple generations on Earth, with researchers analysing changes in their genetic makeup, microbial communities, and nutritional content.
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Udit Gupta /
10:11 pm on
06 Jul