🇨🇳's Shenzhou-23 crew has collected & stored the 1st batch of rice samples from latest space farming experiment aboard the Tiangong S.S., expected to support future in situ food prod. beyond Earth

[2026-08-03] @ChinaScience@twitter.com: The experiment aims to cultivate, for the first time, two consecutive generations of rice in orbit, enabling scientists to investigate how prolonged exposure to microgravity influences the crop’s genetic stability.