UA engineers create greenhouses like this for use on Mars someday.
Lunar, Martian Greenhouses Designed to Mimic Those on Earth
University of Arizona scientists and engineers in the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, part of the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, are building greenhouses to support a crew of astronauts working on the moon or Mars.
While astronauts have successfully grown plants and vegetables aboard the International Space Station, NASA scientists at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are collaborating with a university team to develop long-term methods that could help sustain pioneers working in deep space.
The prototype involves an inflatable, deployable greenhouse to support plant and crop production for nutrition, air revitalization, water recycling and waste recycling.
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