Ma ka hana paionia i alakaʻi ʻia e nā mea noiʻi Dutch ma ke Kulanui ʻo Wageningen, ua ulu maikaʻi ʻia nā ʻano mea kanu like ʻole, e like me nā ʻōmato, radishes, peas, onions, spinach, peppers, arugula, quinoa and garlic, i loko o ka simulated lunar a me Martian lepo. Ua hōʻike ka ʻohi i ka ulu nui ʻana ma ka ʻāina Martian i hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka lepo lunar, e hōʻike ana i ka ʻokoʻa o ka momona ma waena o nā kino lani ʻelua.
Hōʻike ka papahana mahiʻai lunar NASA i kahi hana koʻikoʻi i ka ʻimi ʻana i ka lewa a me nā hana colonization. ʻO ka kūleʻa o ka hoʻokolohua LEAF a me ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana i ka honua e hōʻike ana i ka hiki ʻana o ka mahiʻai extraterrestrial, e hāʻawi ana i ka manaʻolana no ka wā e hiki mai ana a me ka noho ʻana o Martian. I ka neʻe ʻana o ke kanaka i ka lewa, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka hiki ke ulu i nā mea kanu ma waho o ka Honua no nā mikiona ākea lōʻihi a me ka hoʻokō ʻana i kahi noho interplanetary.