NASA initiates SEEDS project to study space impact on plant growth
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NASA launched the SEEDS project in 1984 to study the effects of the space environment on plant growth through a large-scale student educational experiment.
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- NASA launched over 12 million tomato seeds into space as part of a research project to analyze plant growth.
- Approximately 3.3 million students participated by planting both space-flown seeds and ground-based control seeds.
- Initial results showed a slight increase in germination for the space-flown seeds.
- These findings help scientists understand biological reactions to space conditions.
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