Glücksklee – Plant growth on the ISS under the microscope
Glücksklee – Plant growth on the ISS under the microscope
For future long-term missions in space, astronaut crews must also become 'self-sufficient' and be able to grow plants as a food source in the spacecraft. How the altered gravity during such missions affects plant growth is being investigated by the Glücksklee team from Leibniz University Hannover with their experiment of the same name on board the ISS. After returning to Earth, the 'space clover' will then be thoroughly examined genetically in the laboratory for gravity-induced changes.
