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Astronaut farmers
Monday, August 10, 2015 10:29
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What is deep red, leafy, and grows 250 miles high? The latest snack for the astronauts on the International Space Station. Using Veggie, NASA’s plant growth system, flight engineer Scott Kelly grew and harvested leaves of “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce. On Monday (Aug. 10), Kelly and Expedition 44 crewmate Kjell Lindgren became the first U.S. astronauts to (officially) eat space-grown greens, following earlier cosmonaut farmers.
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