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Spinoff story
Experiments Advance Gardening at Home and in Space
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
NASA research with BioServe Space Technologies and AgriHouse Inc., developing aeroponic gardening for space flight, inspired an innovative home gardening appliance. AeroGrow International Inc., of Boulder, Colorado, designed and released the AeroGarden line of countertop gardens based on NASA studies. One element, the Seed Pod, has since been used by BioServe as part of an experiment on the International Space Station, as its design would protect tomato seeds and prevent premature germination.