CORVALLIS, Ore. — NASA-funded research at Oregon State University is taking a giant leap in feeding astronauts on the moon. Scientists are successfully growing potatoes in soil similar to the moon’s, and it’s research that could play a role in future deep space missions.
Inside an Oregon State University lab, David Handy, a space biologist, is tackling one of the biggest challenges of living on the moon: how to grow where there’s no real soil.
“On the moon, we have what’s called regolith, which is dirt that’s completely lacking with any biomatter,” said Handy…