1 00:00:15,070 --> 00:00:12,159 today wild leaders met to discuss the 2 00:00:16,749 --> 00:00:15,080 global food crisis they are expecting to 3 00:00:18,609 --> 00:00:16,759 form an international agreement that 4 00:00:20,499 --> 00:00:18,619 will facilitate global agricultural 5 00:00:25,260 --> 00:00:20,509 research with the hope that it will 6 00:00:30,940 --> 00:00:28,209 no no that's not the way you plant 7 00:00:33,430 --> 00:00:30,950 vegetables like I'll say you have to do 8 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:33,440 this one and then you can do the next 9 00:00:57,630 --> 00:00:41,890 one like try a carrot they are delicious 10 00:01:08,410 --> 00:00:57,640 [Music] 11 00:01:18,050 --> 00:01:10,790 yes amen 12 00:01:30,310 --> 00:01:27,430 [Music] 13 00:02:00,109 --> 00:01:30,320 ground launch sequence has begun 14 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:03,690 today NASA began its Orien mission on 15 00:02:08,130 --> 00:02:05,860 the ship is botanist and astronaut 16 00:02:11,460 --> 00:02:08,140 varied Emerson whom we spoke to earlier 17 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:11,470 this week in this exclusive interview so 18 00:02:16,710 --> 00:02:13,630 Vera please tell us about your research 19 00:02:18,030 --> 00:02:16,720 mission on Mars yeah sure I'm going to 20 00:02:20,790 --> 00:02:18,040 be investigating how we can optimize 21 00:02:23,130 --> 00:02:20,800 plant growth on Mars the question I'm 22 00:02:24,660 --> 00:02:23,140 investigating is how can we grow the 23 00:02:26,330 --> 00:02:24,670 most amount of food on Mars with the 24 00:02:29,220 --> 00:02:26,340 least amount of resources 25 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:29,230 Laika just look at our wonderful home 26 00:02:35,789 --> 00:02:32,080 from up here it seems so small and 27 00:02:37,530 --> 00:02:35,799 fragile in this black mass several major 28 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:37,540 cities across the globe have now 29 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:39,310 officially declared themselves to have 30 00:02:44,220 --> 00:02:42,130 no remaining water stores those cities 31 00:02:46,530 --> 00:02:44,230 trying to offer support can only do so 32 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:46,540 in a limited capacity as their resources 33 00:02:58,870 --> 00:02:57,680 initiating landing sequence deploying 34 00:03:08,220 --> 00:02:58,880 landing legs 35 00:03:08,230 --> 00:03:13,240 [Music] 36 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:16,580 pressurizing module air composition 37 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:24,530 stabilizing heating module - 20 0 20 38 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:28,970 module he set simulating Earth's gravity 39 00:03:38,979 --> 00:03:36,330 ready to rock and roll I've worked out 40 00:03:41,449 --> 00:03:38,989 the optimum temperature light exposure 41 00:03:45,670 --> 00:03:41,459 concentrations of key gases plant 42 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:45,680 nutrition and growth cycles hmm 43 00:03:53,380 --> 00:03:48,890 let's run the simulation initializing 44 00:03:59,030 --> 00:03:53,390 optimum plant growing simulation 45 00:04:04,370 --> 00:03:59,040 simulation complete optimum growth 46 00:04:05,630 --> 00:04:04,380 achieved life support system stable we 47 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:05,640 have successfully managed to grow 48 00:04:10,100 --> 00:04:08,250 vegetables on Mars I have completed all 49 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:10,110 the experiments that were needed and the 50 00:04:13,550 --> 00:04:11,730 results are looking very promising I 51 00:04:14,890 --> 00:04:13,560 will be returning to earth to show my 52 00:04:18,430 --> 00:04:14,900 research with the world 53 00:04:24,010 --> 00:04:18,440 Orion mission 1 has landed I repeat 54 00:04:29,719 --> 00:04:28,250 like I'm so happy to see you I've missed 55 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:29,729 you so much 56 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:33,570 and so I think the most exciting thing 57 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:35,130 about this research is that this 58 00:04:38,750 --> 00:04:36,810 technology will allow us to grow more 59 00:04:41,030 --> 00:04:38,760 food and more sustainably than ever 60 00:04:44,060 --> 00:04:41,040 before which means we can finally feed 61 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:44,070 the world right that's it it's all on