NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
3 years, 7 months ago

NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space

India TV News  

NASAs Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space -- 'Amara' mustard, and a previously grown crop, 'Extra Dwarf' pak choi. "I wasn't all at surprised that he chose this route to make sure the plants were fully pollinated because he has always wanted to be very involved," Matt Romeyn, a space crop production project scientist and science lead on the four-plant experiments, said in a statement on Tuesday. "Delicious, plus the texture or crunch," he wrote in the experiment notes after sampling Amara mustard grown in space. Hopkins said the plants were a much appreciated "connection to Earth" and that connection is one reason he uses his personal time to be a space gardener.

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Space tomatoes head back to Earth

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China grows rice in space using new zero-gravity laboratory

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New strains of bacteria found on the space station may help astronauts grow plants on Mars
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Astronauts on the ISS harvest radishes in space
4 years ago

Astronauts on the ISS harvest radishes in space

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