Astronauts grow first zinnia flower in space
CNNStory highlights Astronauts aboard ISS successfully grow zinnia flowers The 'Veggie' project could provide important information for a Mars mission In the future, astronauts could eat fresh foods grown in space CNN — To boldly grow where no man has grown before. The ISS team installed the space station’s Veggie plant system in mid-2014 and have also grown “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce. “I hope to see Veggie’s success as the first step in food production that will allow astronauts on the space station to enjoy fresh food and gain knowledge as we explore beyond low-Earth orbit,” said Brian Onate, who helped build the plant growth system before it went into space. “Studies from other isolated and confined environments, such as Antarctic stations, demonstrate the importance of plants in confinement, and how much more salient fresh food becomes psychologically, when there is little stimuli around.” NASA hopes Veggie will become a regular facility for ISS astronauts to grow fresh food in space.
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