Chinese Astronauts to plant Vegetables on Mars

<br /> <div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img src="http://www.biemiller.com/mars.gif" /></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow vegetables in space, with both Mars and the Moon named as potential outer space allotment sites.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Researchers have successfully completed preliminary tests in the Chinese capital of Beijing, according to official state media reports.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 'ecological life support system' will allow astronauts to develop their own stocks of air, water and food while on space missions.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/919759-chinese-astronauts-to-attempt-to-grow-vegetables-on-mars">Read More...</a></span><br />

Chinese Astronauts to plant Vegetables on Mars

Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow vegetables in space, with both Mars and the Moon named as potential outer space allotment sites...

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