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Drea Hineman stands in a greenhouse next to trays of plants connected to an irrigation system
Photo by Melissa DeLuna.

As a NASA researcher, University of Wyoming student Drea Hineman studies sustainable food production in reduced-gravity environments—in other words, space farming.

A UW senior from Gillette, Hineman is majoring in plant production and protection with a concentration in horticulture. In addition to juggling work, classes, and homework, she spends hours every week monitoring lettuce plants in the Laramie Research and Extension Center greenhouse as part of a self-guided, NASA-supported research project.

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