With NASA closing in on a manned spaceflight to Mars, research continues on astronauts growing food in space for the mission, which could take 1,000 days roundtrip.
A middle-school science classroom in Glendale will take up some of that research in the hopes of submitting its findings.
When the new year opens Monday, Aug. 5 at Bayer Private School, science teacher Art Borja will have his sixth, seventh and eighth grade students simulate growing conditions aboard the International Space Station in order to grow vegetables inside their classroom and chart the data. Borja is fresh off his time this past June as the only Arizona teacher selected for the Houston-based aerospace workshop LiftOff Summer Institute, which uses science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning experiences by incorporating a space science theme supported by NASA missions.
