Name: China's multi-generational space rice research advances toward growing food in orbit
Uploaded: 2026-10-19T15:49:51+08:00
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: China's first multi-generational rice cultivation experiment in space marks a new step toward humanity's ability to grow food in orbit. After more than four months of cultivation aboard China's space station, the Shenzhou-23 crew collected and stored

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China's first multi-generational rice cultivation experiment in space marks a new step toward humanity's ability to grow food in orbit. After more than four months of cultivation aboard China's space station, the Shenzhou-23 crew collected and stored a new batch of rice samples and planted some of the harvested space-grown seeds. The experiment aims to grow rice through two successive generations in microgravity, and study the molecular mechanisms behind its genetic stability and environmental adaptability. In 2022, the Shenzhou-14 crew completed the world's first full life-cycle rice cultivation experiment in space, harvesting 59 first-generation space-grown seeds. The second-generation space rice is expected to mature during the Shenzhou-24 mission.

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