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Growing Crops in Zero Gravity. Interview with Professor Berkovich on Space Greenhouse Development

It is important to ensure there is a source of vitamins for cosmonauts during long-term autonomous space missions to the Moon or Mars. Deep-frozen or canned vegetables, fruit, and greens cannot retain necessary nutrients for two-three years, which is about the amount of time a long space mission normally lasts. The shelf life of synthetic vitamin complexes is also no more than a year. Space nutrition experts point out the need to grow vitamin-rich greens and vegetables right on board a spacecraft. What crops are most suitable for growing in zero gravity? What difficulties did scientists face when trying to grow vegetables and greens in space? What does the innovative Russian space greenhouse look like? Yuly Aleksandrovich Berkovich, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of Laboratory at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), answers these questions.