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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvests radishes grown in space
space.com ^ | 26 December 2020 | By Samantha Mathewson

Posted on 12/27/2020 2:07:08 PM PST by BenLurkin

The radishes were grown in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station. NASA shared a time-lapse video of the radishes as they grew inside the APH over the course of 27 days.

On Nov. 30, Rubins harvested 20 radish plants from the APH, wrapping each in foil and placing it in cold storage. The radish plants will be sent down to Earth early next year on SpaceX's 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, according to a statement from NASA.

Radishes are the latest type of fresh produce to be successfully grown and harvested in microgravity, and were chosen for the Plant Habitat-02 (PH-02) experiment because the vegetable is well understood by scientists and reaches maturity in just 27 days.

Radishes are also a viable test plant for future longer-term missions because they are edible and nutritious. The vegetable is genetically similar to Arabidopsis, which is a small flowering plant related to cabbage that has been studied frequently in microgravity, according to the NASA statement.

The APH is also equipped with more than 180 sensors that allow researchers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to monitor plant growth and regulate the temperature, moisture and carbon-dioxide levels inside the chamber, according to the statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: nasa; radishes
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To: Salamander

I don’t either....don’t belive the old wives tales. Lol


21 posted on 12/27/2020 4:03:31 PM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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To: V_TWIN

I’ve seen videos of people fighting the gators for their dogs.

Staying up up here in the mountains.

:D


22 posted on 12/27/2020 4:11:07 PM PST by Salamander (There's Nothing For It But To Sit And Wait For The Hard Men To Get Me Out....)
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To: Salamander

1000 miles of beach, no snow, no state tax, elections free of fraud, file bankruptcy and get to keep your home and vehicles, two major biker rallies every year.....yeah your better off where you are. Lol


23 posted on 12/27/2020 4:29:22 PM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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To: V_TWIN

Doesn’t matter.

All my dogs are buried in my back yard and I won’t leave them behind, no matter what.


24 posted on 12/27/2020 5:18:07 PM PST by Salamander (There's Nothing For It But To Sit And Wait For The Hard Men To Get Me Out....)
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To: Bonemaker

Radishes? Ugh! Those things will give you a bad case of the farts. Just what you’d want in space.


25 posted on 12/27/2020 8:55:56 PM PST by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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To: Salamander

Totally understand. THAT makes it worth staying put. 👍


26 posted on 12/28/2020 3:30:30 AM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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