September 29, 2023
Cultivating the Cosmos: Decoding Crop Resilience Through Space-Grown Cotton
Plants don’t have bones or muscles or brains, but they’re always on the move. Driven by their genetics, some are hardwired to flower in…
September 29, 2023
View From the Cupola: Susan Margulies
What can we discover about phenomena on Earth when soaring approximately 250 miles above our planet’s surface? As you will find in this issue…
October 23, 2017
Staying True to Your Roots: Plants on the ISS
Earth and its inhabitants have changed over time. One constant, though, has been gravity. Plants on Earth evolved in gravity, and gravity has long been…
October 13, 2017
The Tomatosphere™ Education Program: Entering a Fruitful New Phase
Right now, space tomatoes are growing in thousands of classrooms across North America. Through the award-winning Tomatosphere program, K-12 students cultivate and study seeds…