S.K Rangari, M. K Rangari Space, agriculture, technology, outside, crop 57-59 Volume 1 (5) September, 2025 Space agriculture is the conceptual and technical development of growing crops, fungi, and other edible biomass in extraterrestrial environments (spacecraft, Moon, Mars) to support long-duration human missions. As missions extend beyond the capacity for food resupply from Earth, space agriculture aims to create self-sustaining, bioregenerative life support systems that recycle waste, produce oxygen, and purify water. In order to support long-term human missions, space agriculture uses hydroponics, aeroponics, and specialised lighting to produce crops in controlled extraterrestrial settings (microgravity, moon/Mars). While traditional agriculture uses space technology, such as satellites, remote sensing, and precision farming, to maximise terrestrial crop yields, track droughts, and manage resources, it also makes it possible to produce food outside of earth.