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Expedition 39 flight engineer Steve Swanson activated the Veg-01 unit on May 8, 2014 (NASA/Koichi Wakata)
In what could become the world’s first orbiting salad bar, NASA’s Veggie experiment was initiated on May 8 after a successful (if slightly delayed) launch to the Space Station on Friday, April 18 aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule. In development for several years, the LED-powered plant growth experiment is finally getting the chance to put down its roots.
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© Jason Major for Universe Today, 2014. |
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