Growing Plants in Space
From the first taste of Red Romaine Lettuce in fall 2015, astronauts have grown and eaten a range of salad crops in orbit as NASA researches ways to keep crews healthy on future missions exploring the Moon and Mars. These plants are good sources of Vitamin C and Vitamin K, and they have traits that make them good candidates for feeding future space explorers.
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