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‘Perfect space crop’: Australian company to attempt to grow first mushrooms in orbit

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Australian firm FOODiQ Global is aiming to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity.

The company will attempt to be the first to grow a crop of mushrooms in space, aboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission set to launch in early April .

The mushroom experiment will be conducted on the last day by the Australian adventurer Eric Philips .

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