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Growing plants on the International Space Station has been a priority for NASA for a long time. The space agency has been off world gardening for a long time in order to progress it past a science experiment.
The crew members of the International Space Station are growing dwarf tomatoes in the ongoing experiment.
"We are testing tomatoes, looking at the impacts of light spectrum on how well the crop grows, how delicious andnutritious the tomatoes are, and the microbial activity on the fruit and plants," said NASA Life Sciences project scientist. The effects of growing, tending, and eating crops on crew behavioral health are being examined. Valuable data will be provided for space exploration.
The tomatoes will be grown on the vegetable production system in the space garden.
We aren't talking about a greenhouse. Even though it's only about the size of a suitcase, astronauts have successfully grown cabbages, lettuces, and peppers. Maybe they will be able to make their own salads.
The tomato's departure from the leafy plants grown before it is both a popular choice of meal and much more substantial and filling. They can be eaten fresh as well.
Tomatoes' gustatory qualities will be monitored in the experiment as NASA considers taste when selecting food for astronauts. You'll want something that isn't miserable to eat when you're far away from home for a long period of time.
The Veggie experiments will be crucial to reaching the point where farms can be found in space or on the moon.
Since NASA plans to bring humans to the moon by the end of the decade, it's crucial that astronauts grow their own food. NASA says that the days of needing to rely on costly and rarely used missions for food are over.
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