To Grow Plants On The Moon

China - For the first time ever the  experiment to sprout a plant on the moon has been successful.China's Chang'e 4 lander has done the experiment that is intended to explore the far side of the moon.It is a cotton seed that sprouted,according to the news.



"Chang'e 4 launched on Dec.7 [2018] to explore the difference between the far side and the near side of the Moon in terms of their mineral composition and structure.But its biological experiments could  lay the ground work for future missions to the Moon or even colonization - and redefine the way we look at our closest neighbor. " ( Futurism)

"It's the first time humans have ever successfully  grows anything on the lunar surface. For the first time in history,humans have grown something on the surface of the Moon......Now its cotton seeds have officially sprouted,Chinese news site Xinhua reports. It's a historic moment : it's the first biological experiment of any kind on the surface of another world. First in human history,A cotton seed brought to the Moon by China's Chang'e 4 probe has sprouted...marking the completion of humankind's first biological experiment on the Moon...... " (Futurism)

"China's lunar lander successfully sprouts cotton on the Moon. Something is growing on the lunar surface. A biology experiment on board China's recent Moon lander has sprouted tiny cotton plants,marking the first time that humans have grown plants on the lunar surface,Xinhua reports.Though people have grown flowers and other plants in Earth orbit before,such experiments had never been attempted on other planetary bodies besides Earth.The news comes nearly two weeks after  China's Chang'e 4 mission became the first human made vehicle to land softly on the far side of the  Moon.Chang'e 4,which consists of a lunar lander and rover,is carrying multiple experiments and technologies to study the Moon's terrain.The lander also has a 6.6-pound (3 kilogram) canister that contains six different biological species that are intended to germinate and grow. These include seeds for cotton,rapeseed,potato,and Arabidipsis. Fruit fly eggs and yeast are also in the canister,forming a tiny ecosystem,according to Weibo." (The Verge)

"First in human history : A cotton seed brought to the Moon by China's Chang'e 4 probe has sprouted.....marking the completion of humankind's first biological experiment in the Moon." /(People's Daily,China)