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Italy: Space project imitates desert temperatures for future purposes

Tucked away between ruins and ancient buildings in Italy's capital, a more 'futuristic' farming method named Hort3Space is being tested as part of the Amadee-24 mission organized by the Austrian Space Forum.

The project is in collaboration with the Armenian Space Agency, to carry out experiments in an extreme environment, the Ararat desert in this case, which simulates environmental conditions of the Martian surface. Until April 5, therefore, a team of 6 highly qualified "astronauts" – including the Italian Simone Paternostro – will work in total isolation (as would happen in an authentic space mission) to test tools, equipment and procedures for future missions of exploration of the red planet, and conduct experiments and projects involving over 200 scientists from 26 countries around the world.

Hort3Space is being tested as part of the Amadee-24 mission organized by the Austrian Space Forum, in collaboration with the Armenian Space Agency, to carry out experiments in an extreme environment, the Ararat desert in this case, which simulates environmental conditions of the Martian surface. Until April 5, therefore, a team of 6 highly qualified "astronauts" – including the Italian Simone Paternostro – will work in total isolation (as would happen in an authentic space mission) to test tools, equipment and procedures for future missions of exploration of the red planet, and conduct experiments and projects involving over 200 scientists from 26 countries around the world.

Hort3Space has been set up inside a grow chamber in a self-supporting inflatable tent and will allow you to maximize production and reduce resource consumption and crew workload while increasing waste recovery and recycling.

Read the entire article at The Vermilion

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