The red romaine lettuce was grown in a special plant-growing box called a Veggie unit, and was flown to space. The seeds are contained in rooting pillows, which come complete with soil and fertilizer. Since water cannot be poured in space, a special irrigation system delivers moisture to the...
The red romaine lettuce was grown in aspecial plant-growing box called a Veggie unit,and was flown to space. The seeds arecontained in rooting pillows, which comecomplete with soil and fertilizer. Since watercannot be poured in space, a special irrigationsystem delivers moisture to the plant ...
blueberries and red lettuce could have a positive impact on people's moodsand also could provide some protection against radiation in space.The red romaine lettuce was grown in a special plant-growing box called a Veggie unit that was built byOrbital Technologies Corporation in Madison, Wisconsin,...
But that changed on August 10th when the Expedition 44 crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) harvested their first space crop, a variety of red romaine lettuce called "Out red geous." While growing a few leaves in space may not appear to be a big de...
根据“Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) once made history by taking bites of red romaine lettuce (长叶药昔). They became the first humans to eat food that was grown entirely in space.”国际空间站(ISS)上的宇航员曾经通过吃红罗马生菜创造了历史。他们成为第一个吃完全在...
Both green and red leaf lettuce have crisp leaves and a mild, sweet flavor, but growing conditions and the amount of sunlight can influence the flavor. Lettuce exposed to high heat or too much (or too little) water generally tastes bitter. ...
In fact, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ate the first space-grown salad (red romaine lettuce) on August 10, 2015. Even in a well-controlled environment like on the ISS, growing a plant in space is not an easy task. Traditionally, roots grow and spread downwards du...
“If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday, we’re going to need a spacecraft that is much moreself-sustainablein its food supply,” said Kelly. Growing fresh plants on a spacecraft may also provide oxygen and help astronauts alive, NASA said. ...
Red bell peppers are native to tropical America and have been growing since ancient times. They were then introduced to Asia and Europe via Spanish and Portuguese explorers around 1493, and since then new varieties and heirloom varieties have been cultivated across the world. Today Red bell pepper...
s--1; PPFD in combination with HPS-300 mumol m--2 s--1) 3 days before harvesting during different growing seasons on changing levels of phytochemicals and postharvest nutritional quality of miniature Romaine little gem variety "Thumper" and curly baby leaf "Multibaby" lettuce were evaluated. ...