NASA funding Clemson effort to grow vegetables in space

The university is partnering with Boston-based Freight Farms on the project.


CLEMSON, S.C.. - Farming in outer space sounds like a sci-fi movie, but it could soon become a reality.

NASA, Clemson University and a company out of Boston are partnering to find a way to grow fresh food on other planets.

Professors and students are working on a study with Freight Farms to turn refrigerated shipping containers into farms for Deep Space. A lead engineer for Freight Farms and former Clemson student brought the idea to Clemson when he got word of the NASA grant.

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