ISRO space farming: Successfully Sprouts Cowpea Seeds in Space
ISRO space farming, Cowpea seeds have sprouted in space. This marks the success of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) VSSC crop experiment. ISRO is also working on the POEM mission along with the SpaDex mission launched on December 30. ISRO has conducted various scientific experiments, including this crop experiment. ISRO has shared a photo of how the seeds sprouted in a weak magnetic field on X-site. ISRO is conducting this research towards achieving self-reliance in space agriculture in the future.
ISRO has achieved success after plants were grown in space. Because it can be called a breakthrough towards sustainable agriculture methods in space exploration. This success can also be very helpful in developing life support systems for long-duration space missions in the future.
Let us tell you that the SpaDex mission launched on December 30 is not only working on satellite docking and undocking; ISRO is also doing several scientific research projects. For this, along with the SpaDex mission, the organization is also working on the POEM-4 mission. In this mission, 24 payloads have been sent on the PSLV-C60 rocket. This payload has been made by ISRO along with other domestic companies and startups. It has a crop payload. In which 8 jujube seeds were sent. Now after it has grown and grown, ISRO’s tests have been successful. Now the oxygen, carbon dioxide, and moisture content of this plant will be checked.
The main objective of this mission is to test tree planting in the space atmosphere. The condition of trees in the weak magnetic field will be examined. This will help scientists work towards planting trees here in the future. If planting trees in space is possible, human society will no longer have to depend on Earth for food and oxygen. The germination of the jujube seed also shows the possibility of achieving self-reliance in space agriculture.
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