This is the fourth episode of our Plant Science Series and in this episode we are talking to Dr. Gioia Massa. On November 2nd, 2020 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS) and we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Gioia Massa who is a NASA scientist at Kennedy Space Center in Florida working on food production for the International Space Station and future exploration endeavors. Gioia is researching ways to grow fresh food for astronauts and there is a lot to learn about in this episode about plant science, challenges with crop production for space and more. Links: Growing Plants in Space - https://www.nasa.gov/content/growing-plants-in-space NASA’s International Space Station 20th Anniversary page - https://www.nasa.gov/station20