How do seeds grow in space?
How does gravity affect seeds grown on Earth?
Join us in an out-of-this-world experiment as we explore the effect of microgravity on plants. This is your chance to grow seeds in concert with astronauts aboard the International Space Station!
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Updates
July 5: Students from the from Osaka City University pretreated and planted the seeds in rockwool blocks, at the Tsukuba Space Center in Japan. JAXA engineers then assembled the components into the final flight configuration.
The kit will be transferred to Tanegashima Space Center on July 15th
and be turned over to the HTV launch team after final inspection.
Partners
This program has been made possible thanks to JAXA and Kibo-ABC.