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A Real-Life Space Botanist Comments On the Potato Garden In 'The Martian' (cnet.com)

Posted by timothy on from the sturgeon's-potatoes dept.

MarkWhittington writes: In the hit movie, The Martian, stranded astronaut Mark Watney famously survives on Mars by creating a potato garden using Martian soil mixed in with composted human excrement. According to a story in CNET, NASA believes that the movie is on the right track as far as astronauts growing their own food on long-duration space missions. However, some caveats exists concerning how the film depicted space agriculture.

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  1. space pirate, ARRRRRRRR! by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd be more interested in his take on maritime law.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff