Three years later, in the space gardens bean grows up. This is assured by the world scientific community at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), who do not intend to stop cultivating only space beans and plan to move on.

The researchers' ambitious plans for the near future include growing vegetables in the unique beds of the International Space Station. These cultures, scientists say, will go to the table to starving astronauts exploring space for the benefit of the Earth.

It is noteworthy that the European Space Agency plans to build a base on the moon, the main purpose of which is to become a kind of “pit stop” on the way to the planet Mars.

“It takes at least a year to fly to Mars,” the researchers say. - The astronauts already suffer from constantly reduced appetite, and their diet cannot be called rich and balanced. Therefore, vegetables in space are a great idea to enrich the menu of astronauts on their way to Mars. ”