While Europe and the U.S. work together through Artemis, China and Russia are developing their own lunar program. China aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and is cooperating with Russia to establish a lunar research station

The innovations from Moon-Rice are not just for outer space. These hardy, compact crops could also be a game-changer in extreme Earth environments such as deserts, the Arctic, Antarctica, or even urban areas with minimal space for agriculture