# @Texas A&M University on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=-9cHP5o9VI0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27625296-Texas-A-and-M-University-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d3d0ac53b3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-18T11:34:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Texas A&M University (@TAMU) — https://gondola.cc/TAMU

## Caption

How do you grow food on the moon? The answer is with moondust and a lot of Aggie ingenuity. Jessica Atkin, a postdoctoral graduate student and researcher in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, collaborated with a colleague at Brown University to produce a first: chickpeas grown in moondust. The moondust was simulated, but Atkin and her colleagues were able to grow chickpeas in mixtures of up to 75% moondust. Because of her research, future moon-bound astronauts could substitute prepackaged foods with protein from crops grown on the moon’s surface.

Read the story 🔗: https://tx.ag/Ygu0t6b

Video provided by Texas A&M AgriLife.

#TAMU #AggieResearch #SpaceFarming

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,271,004
- **Likes:** 53
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 1

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Texas A&M University | @TAMU | https://gondola.cc/TAMU | University |
| Racardo D. Davis | @RacardoDavis | https://gondola.cc/RacardoDavis | Video Editor |

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