Potatoes on Mars
This campaign saw a team of expert agriculturalists, astrobiologists, planetary scientists, and farmers setting out to prove that the potato holds the key to future survival on other planets. Originally devised as a PR stunt, it led to the development of a new ultra-sturdy strain dubbed 'Unique', which NASA will take on its Mars mission in the 2030s. Back on Earth, it's already been deployed in areas on Earth stricken by climate change.
The hermetically sealed device with a range of monitoring sensors was created specifically to replicate conditions on Mars – including Martian atmospheric pressure, extreme temperature, CO2 levels, light and radiation.