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“Oyster mushrooms are the perfect space crop, helping astronauts meet their nutritional needs on long-duration space missions like those to Mars, while closing the loop in plant agriculture and helpin...
From Smithsonian Magazine
A SpaceX rocket blasted off Monday night from Florida, the first trip to put humans into an orbit that takes them over both of Earth’s poles.
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SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space
SpaceX's upcoming Fram2 astronaut mission will attempt to grow mushrooms in microgravity for the first time, as part of an experiment called Mission MushVroom.
SpaceX Astronauts Will Try Growing the First Mushrooms in Space on Upcoming Fram2 Mission Over Earth’s Poles
Described as the “perfect space crop,” the nutritious and ready-to-eat fungus could be a key stepping stone toward fueling crew members during long-term spaceflight
SpaceX Shares Stunning Polar Views From Its Historic Fram2 Mission
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday night, sending four amateur astronauts on an unprecedented journey around Earth’s poles. The mission is traveling where no crew has gone before, and SpaceX just revealed the first views of the planet’s chilly polar regions from above.
SpaceX Puts Humans in Orbit Over Earth’s Poles for the First Time
Chun Wang, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur, paid an undisclosed amount for the mission. Some satellites are already in polar orbit, and researchers called it a routine flight.
SpaceX video shows views of Earth's poles during crypto billionaire-funded spaceflight
A group of astronauts whizzing around Earth from orbit are getting some pretty spectacular views of our planet's poles – and SpaceX is sharing a look.
SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day
All of the human spaceflights that preceded the Fram2 mission have orbited the Earth from west to east. This flight, aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, is the first to follow a 90-degree inclination.
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Astronaut Insists the Mushrooms He's Growing in Space Are "Not the Ones You’re Thinking"
A crypto billionaire and a filthy rich ketamine user have launched a psychedelic trip to the stars — stop us if you've heard this one before. We promise it's not quite as Silicon Valley as it sounds,
I'm a space nutritionist sending the first mushrooms into orbit. It could make travel to Mars a whole lot more palatable.
Moore, a space nutritionist, partnered with NASA and SpaceX to send the first mushrooms into orbit.
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SpaceX launches historic privately funded mission around Earth's poles
Fram2 marks the first time that mushrooms will be cultivated as a crop. Fayet-Moore refers to mushrooms as "the perfect space crop," explaining that "the way they grow and complement plant systems ...
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'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's poles
The recently launched Fram2 mission, which is funded and led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, will attempt to grow mushrooms, test out hormone diapers and X-ray civilian astronauts. However, experts say that these novel experiments are unlikely to yield meaningful results.
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