Eu:CROPIS satellite

Eu:CROPIS satellite
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) Eu:CROPIS satellite is scheduled for launch in 2016. On board will be two greenhouses in which bacteria and algae will convert synthetic urine into fertiliser to promote the growth of tomato plants. Variations in rotational speed around its longitudinal axis will simulate lunar and Martian gravity.
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DLR (CC-BY 3.0).

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