College of Natural Science,Plant Biology,Plant Research Laboratoryplantbiology,prl07/12/2024MSU’s ‘seeds in space’ earn NASA recognitionNASA awarded its Silver Achievement Medal to a multi-institution team that includes researchers from the College of Natural Science
  • NASA awarded a prestigious Silver Group Achievement Award Silver to the team behind Biological Experiment-01 that flew aboard the recent Artemis I mission and included research from Michigan State University.
  • The team’s MSU contingent led a seed experiment with the goal of helping prepare future astronauts to grow healthy crops away from Earth.
  • The project also included a yeast experiment led by the University of Colorado-Boulder, a fungus experiment led by the Naval Research Laboratory and an experiment with photosynthetic algae led by the Institute for Medical Research, a nonprofit research corporation.
Matt DavenportThe Artemis I launch stage is illuminated against a black sky at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s white Orion spacecraft is fixed to the top of the tall, cylindrical orange and white Space Launch System rocket. Bright yellow plumes are gushing from the bottom of the rocket as it begins its launch.: The Artemis I launch stage is illuminated against a black sky at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s white Orion spacecraft is fixed to the top of the tall, cylindrical orange and white Space Launch System rocket. Bright yellow plumes are gushing from the bottom of the rocket as it begins its launch.