According to CBS News, NASA plans to build a permanent lunar base in the 2030s, and the agency is researching how potatoes could be grown on the moon. The network's video report focuses on that research and links it to the question of keeping astronauts fed.
CBS News said that keeping astronauts fed "could be simpler" if they were able to grow their own food. The summary presents this as a possibility rather than a demonstrated result, and it does not say whether the potato research has produced any crops.
The segment is reported by Mark Strassmann, whom CBS News names in its summary as the correspondent who takes a look at how researchers are studying lunar potato growth. The summary does not identify the researchers, the growing methods, the conditions being tested, or any findings.
CBS News's summary gives no timeline beyond the statement that NASA plans to build the lunar base in the 2030s. It does not say whether that target has changed, and it does not quote any NASA official or scientist.
The item listed by CBS News has no author named in its source record, so this account relies only on the title and summary of the video. It includes no additional reporting or statements from NASA. Readers seeking details on the methods, results, or schedule of the potato research would need to consult the full CBS News video, which the summary describes only as a look at how the research is being done.
Sources: CBS News: How NASA is working to grow food on the moon.