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First Gardens on the Moon by 2012

First Gardens on the Moon by 2012

As part of the Google Lunar X Prize, Paragon Space Development Corp. has recently teamed with Odyssey Moon to develop a pressurized mini greenhouse to deploy on the surface of the moon, grow a plant from seed, and hopefully see it flower and seed itself. It marks a critical stage of development for extending life beyond the confines of our planet.

 

A Firm Vows to Grow 1st Flowers on the Moon!

A Firm Vows to Grow 1st Flowers on the Moon!

Paragon Space Development eng. firm plans to build a greenhouse to fly to the moon. It is set to travel on a lunar lander designed by Odyssey Moon, a competitor for the Google Lunar X Prize, a $30 million contest to send an unmanned lunar rover to the moon. The greenhouse will be used to incubate fast-growing mustard seeds on the lunar surface...

 

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