Why grow plants in space? They can improve how we produce food and medicine on Earth

By Troy Miller, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, The University of Western Australia
Farley Kwok van der Giezen, Research Associate, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, The University of Western Australia
Ryan Coates, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, The University of Western Australia

Space inventions we all take for granted include everything from smartphone cameras to car sun shades. Plants are the next frontier.

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