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What is the Fast Plants Space Experiment?
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Fast Plants Space
Wisconsin Fast Plants are well-known for their rapid growth and use as a model organism in classrooms and laboratories; now they’ve once again ventured beyond Earth.
This opportunity allowed us to study Fast Plants seedlings exposed to microgravity and hopefully learn something useful for understanding nutrient dynamics in space. While plant researchers like Dr. Mary Musgrave and many others have developed foundational understandings of nutrient requirements and delivery for space-grown plants, there is still much to learn. One area of focus includes how microgravity impacts nutrient storage and mobilization, critical factors for successfully growing plants beyond Earth.