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Kennedy Space Center https://refractor.io/tag/kennedy-space-center/ Kennedy Space Center en-AU Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:49:13 GMT ISS-grown "space lettuce" is just as good as its Earthly counterparts https://refractor.io/space/iss-grown-space-lettuce/ Astronaut Steve Swanson harvests some of the crop in June 2014

Astronaut Steve Swanson harvests some of the crop in June 2014

A few years ago, for the first time ever, astronauts ate lettuce that had been grown aboard the International Space Station (ISS). It has now been determined that the "space lettuce" was at least as nutritious as similar plants grown on Earth.

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Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Vegetables, Food, Agriculture, International Space Station, Kennedy Space Center, Astronauts, New Atlas Audio

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