Space Farmers

GPS, solar cells, Velcro and even baby formula are just some of the inventions space exploration has provided us. Now,...

AgTech in Space

Gaia Projects Australia, a previous participant of the La Trobe Industry Global Markets Accelerator Program, is reaching outer space through...

Five startups using the celestial to help the terrestrial

One of the things I love about technology is its trickle-down effect. Complicated and seemingly unobtainable software and hardware eventually...

NASA Announces Finalists in Challenge to Design Future Astronaut Food

NASA has selected 11 finalists in Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food Challenge, a public competition to extend the...

Plants for Space

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced funding for a new Adelaide-based research centre for Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S) to...

Venture Catalyst Space program

Our Future Food Security: Time to Take Control

Technological advancements for the space industry have delivered wider innovative solutions to humanity for nearly 75 years. Now Controlled Environment...

How to grow leafy greens on Mars

How to grow leafy greens on Mars

Sending lettuce into space might sound like a scene from a sci-fi film, but one Docklands startup is planning for...

Eating on Mars & Feeding Canberra

The ACT Government will soon finalise its inaugural Food Strategy. Expectations are running high that it heralds new energy in...