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Protecting Food Crops on a Three Year Mars Mission


Date:
Tue, 11/23/2021 - 12:00

Radio Broadcast Num: 06

Radio Remark: On a mission to Mars astronauts would have to grow food. What happens if an insect stowaway starts destroying the crops? Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Dr. David Shapiro-Ilan, with the USDA's Fruit and Tree Nut Lab in Byron, Georgia. Dr. Luis Rodriguez with University of Illinois. Plus, snippets from William Shatner and Marvin the Martian.

Radio Length: 00:03:00.114

Radio Author: GCRAWFOR

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