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Giant Leaf For Mankind? China Germinates First Seed on Moon (theguardian.com)
A small green shoot is growing on the moon after a cotton seed germinated onboard a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said. From a report: The sprout has emerged from a lattice-like structure inside a canister after the Chang'e 4 lander touched down earlier this month, according to a series of photos released by the Advanced Technology Research Institute at Chongqing University. "This is the first time humans have done biological growth experiments on the lunar surface," said Xie Gengxin, who led the design of the experiment, on Tuesday. Plants have been grown previously on the International Space Station, but this is the first time a seed has sprouted on the moon. The ability to grow plants in space is seen as crucial for long-term space missions and establishing human outposts elsewhere in the solar system, such as Mars.
Well it least it gave us a punderful headline.
Should've sent kudzu, the moon would have had a breathable atmosphere by the end of Summer.
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"Fake moon soil, totally rigged, believe me! I told you Jiiina cheats, knew they would! Loser probe snuck cheating soil past Earth barrier. Need better barriers to keep out bad hombre probes, Earth is not sending their best. Make moon farmers pay for Space Wall, and Space Force must fix this! #MakeSoilGreatAgain!"
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Well it least it gave us a punderful headline.
If you like that pun, just wait for the eventual follow-up when they harvest the cotton and announce "Chinese Make One Giant Reap For Mankind!"
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Adding astronaut feces would be a good test. It's what colonists would probably have to rely on.
I'd hate to be the person at NASA in charge of creating the poop experiment, though.
"Dad, what do you do at work?"
"Why, I prepare important poop for important rockets, Mikey."
"Dad, is my poop important?..."
(I avoided a Uranus joke; that alone should get me mod points.)
Table-ized A.I.