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Space Experiment Aims to Quench Cotton’s Thirst

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Targeting Improved Cotton through Orbital Cultivation (TIC TOC) launched on June 3 and landed on the International Space Station on June 5.
Targeting Improved Cotton through Orbital Cultivation (TIC TOC) landed the International Space Station (ISS) on SpaceX Dragon Crew Resupply Mission 22 on June 5.
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After being put on hold in 2020 due to COVID travel restrictions, Targeting Improved Cotton through Orbital Cultivation (TIC TOC) launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on SpaceX Dragon Crew Resupply Mission 22 on June 3. The project’s aim is to grow genetically modified, drought-resistant cotton at the ISS.  TIC TOC is a product…

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