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Our Missions

Our Missions

Our goal is to re-imagine plant design and bioresource production, through the lens of space. Through our four missions we pave the way for off-Earth habitation while delivering innovative solutions that enhance sustainability on Earth.

Complete nutrition plant-based foods

Zero-waste plants optimised for controlled environments

On-demand bioresource production

Future-ready workforce and society

Our Missions

Our goal is to re-imagine plant design and bioresource production, through the lens of space. Through our four missions we pave the way for off-Earth habitation while delivering innovative solutions that enhance sustainability on Earth.

Our Missions

Complete nutrition plant-based foods

Zero-waste plants optimised for controlled environments

On-demand bioresource production

Future-ready workforce and society

Who we are

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space is an international research consortium building novel solutions for long term space habitation and on-Earth sustainability. Our diverse team brings together a wide range of researchers in disciplines across plant science, nutrition, food science, engineering, psychology and space law.

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Latest Articles

10 Dec 2025

Experiment puts space lettuce under the microscope

Lettuce from the ISS is being studied to reveal how microgravity affects crop growth. Plants for Space researchers Dr Troy Miller and Prof Harvey Millar, University of Western Australia, are collaborating with NASA on the Plant Habitat‑07 project.

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27 Nov 2025

Journals / News

A greener future for Earth through space exploration research

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01 Oct 2025

News

From space science to dinner plates: the future of farming indoors

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06 Jun 2025

News

$12 million grant backs global team to create first synthetic plant chromosome

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10 Dec 2025

Experiment puts space lettuce under the microscope

Lettuce from the ISS is being studied to reveal how microgravity affects crop growth. Plants for Space researchers Dr Troy Miller and Prof Harvey Millar, University of Western Australia, are collaborating with NASA on the Plant Habitat‑07 project.

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27 Nov 2025

A greener future for Earth through space exploration research

Global scientists launch a roadmap for using plants as a life-support system for Moon and Mars missions, pioneering space farms and technologies to revolutionise sustainable food production on Earth.

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01 Oct 2025

From space science to dinner plates: the future of farming indoors

Extreme weather events, from heavy rainfall to heatwaves and droughts, are increasingly threatening crop yields globally, urging new solutions for agriculture.

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06 Jun 2025

$12 million grant backs global team to create first synthetic plant chromosome

Centre researchers are part of a world-first effort to build an artificial chromosome entirely from scratch in plants, which has been awarded over $12 million in funding from the UK’s ARIA.

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    Mar

    2026 BioInnovation Festival

    The inaugural BioInnovation Festival in Perth will bring together the brightest minds in medical, health, agriculture, aquaculture, and broader biological science to celebrate innovation, investment, and collaboration.

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    20

    Mar

    World Science Festival Brisbane

    Our Education and Engagement team look forward to engaging with young minds through the World Science Festival STEM School program again in 2026.

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    11

    Jun

    4th Australian Space Cyber Forum

    This event brings together global experts to explore technical challenges, future technologies, and policy issues shaping the emerging space economy.

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    09

    Mar

    2026 BioInnovation Festival

    The inaugural BioInnovation Festival in Perth will bring together the brightest minds in medical, health, agriculture, aquaculture, and broader biological science to celebrate innovation, investment, and collaboration.

    Learn more

    20

    Mar

    World Science Festival Brisbane

    Our Education and Engagement team look forward to engaging with young minds through the World Science Festival STEM School program again in 2026.

    Learn more

    11

    Jun

    4th Australian Space Cyber Forum

    This event brings together global experts to explore technical challenges, future technologies, and policy issues shaping the emerging space economy.

    Learn more

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