On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s first space station. Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight ...
Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn COâ‚‚ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.
“Aquatic plants produce oxygen through photosynthesis ... In 1973, the mummichog became the first fish to orbit Earth aboard the American Skylab station. Three years later, zebrafish followed, sent to ...