Growing rice in China's space station

BEIJING (June 20): At China’s space station orbiting 400 kilometers above the Earth, the Shenzhou-23 astronauts are conducting a rice cultivation experiment designed to last two seed-to-seed cycles. Inside an experimental module about the size of a microwave oven, rice seeds have already germinated, and seedlings are developing. The purpose of this experiment is toRead More BEIJING (June 20): At China’s space station orbiting 400 kilometers above the Earth, the Shenzhou-23 astronauts are conducting a rice cultivation experiment designed to last two seed-to-seed cycles. Inside an experimental module about the size of a m... [5880 chars]