Astronauts'mealshavecomealongwayfromthefreezedriedpowdersandsemiliquidpastesofdecadesago：nowUSscientistswanttogrowvegetablesinminigreenhousesonthemoon.

 ScientistssaytheyarelookingforwardtoatimewhenresidentsoffuturelunarorevenMar?tianoutpostswillbeabletodineonfreshvegetables.ParagonSpaceDevelopmentCorporationhasunveiledwhatitcalledthefirststeptowardgrowingflowers―andeventuallyfood―onthemoon. 

 ParagonwhichhaspartneredwithNASAinpreviousexperimentsontheSpaceShuttleandtheInternationalSpaceStationcallsita"LunarOasis".

 Thisisasealedgreenhousethatlookslikeabelljarencasedina46cmtriangularaluminumframe.Itisdesignedtosafelylandalaboratoryplantonthelunarsurfaceandprotectitwhileitgrows.

 TheminiaturegreenhouseistobelaunchedintospacebyOdysseyMoonLtd.，aparticipantintheGoogleLunarXPrize.Thiscompetitionoffers$20milliontoanyentrantwhocanlaunchlandandoperatearoveronthelunarsurface.

 Paragonofficialssayfuturetestingofthe"LunarOasis"willbedrivenbyOdyssey'sflightschedulewhichwillnothappenuntil2012attheearliest.

 WhenitdoesliftoffthegreenhousewillcontaintheseedsofBrassicaahardyplantrelatedtoBrusselssproutsandcabbage.BecauseBrassicagoesfromseedtoflowerinjust14daysitcancompleteitslifecycleinasinglelunarnight.

 "ColonizingtheMoonorMarsseemssofarawaybutitisimportantthatwedothisre?searchnow"ParagonpresidentJanePoyntersaid.

 "Ittakesalongtimetogetalotofresearchandtogetintegratedreliableefficientsys?temsbeforecolonistsmovein"shesaid.

( )5.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

   A.Americanastronautshaveeatenfreshvegetablesonthemoon:

   B.Astronauts'mealshavebeenthefreezedriedpowersandsemiliquidpastessofar.

   C.Thesealedgreenhouselookslikeasemicirclejar.

   D.Itwon'ttakelongbeforecolonistsmoveintogetalotofresearch.

( )6.Thearticleimpliesthat       .

   A.astronautscangrowflowersinspaceatpresent

   B.ParagonandNASAwillcarryoutthetestseparately

   C.