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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/96HP_waLWPw

We never got them working properly here on earth, which isn't great news for a self sustainable moon or Mars colony.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't that mostly due to mismanagement rather than any technological hurdle?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kinda both. It was a useful experiment, but bacterial contamination doomed the thing from day one.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Also the trees got too weak with no wind or something