Monday 21 April 2014

Astronauts to get green thumbs with NASA sending veggie garden to the ISS



The International Space Station (ISS) may be a remarkable piece of engineering, but it’s so drab that it needs a window box to brighten things up. That isn't possible in the vacuum of space, but NASA is doing the next best thing on Monday as it sends its Vegetable Production System (Veggie) to the space station aboard the SpaceX Dragon CRS-3 mission. However, this plant-growing chamber will be more than a horticultural experiment, it's also a bit more culinary as it lets astronauts put fresh salad on the menu... Continue Reading Astronauts to get green thumbs with NASA sending veggie garden to the ISS

Section: Space

Tags: Farming, Garden, International Space Station, NASA, Plants

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