Universe TodayAndy Tomaswick

Why Mars missions need more than greenhouses: a systems view of food and life support

A new paper in Acta Astronautica argues growing food is only one small part of sustaining crews on Mars and calls for a systems‑level view of food and life‑support. The authors warn that focusing on greenhouses alone obscures the logistics, reliability and integration challenges of a full mission food system.

2026-02-25T07:51:54.909534-08:00