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NIGERIA, AUG 1 – Nigeria contributes six indigenous crop seeds to a global space agriculture study aboard NASA's Crew-11 mission to explore plant growth in microgravity for future food security.
- An international crew launched from Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025, aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon carrying Nigeria's indigenous crop seeds to the ISS.
- This mission follows a formal collaboration between NASRDA and Jaguar Space, built on years of Nigerian research in simulated microgravity environments.
- The six Nigerian seeds include okra, cowpea, sorghum, amaranth, maize, and melon, chosen for cultural, nutritional, and resilience traits to study growth in microgravity.
- Olayinka Fagbemiro expressed pride in representing Nigeria at the launch, emphasizing that the seeds embody the nation's heritage, identity, and aspirations, highlighting Nigeria’s growing involvement in space-based agricultural research.
- The research aims to improve climate resilience, food security, and future farming for Earth and space, while Russia confirmed commitment to ISS operations until de-orbiting in 2030.
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