Autonomous VF startup to grow crops in space in 2026

Autonomous VF startup to grow crops in space in 2026
Vertical Future’s stacked farming system will need a few adjustments before it can work in microgravity. Credit: Vertical Future

The world's first commercial space station is getting a veggie garden tended by robots.

A vertical farming startup from the UK is taking its technology to new heights.  

The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the world’s first commercial space station. 

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