US NASA astronaut Megan McArthur announced that the pepper seedlings they grew for experimental purposes on the space station bloomed.
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, aboard the International Space Station, said that the Chilean pepper seedlings they grew on the station are blooming and they expect to see the small peppers a week later.
“ASTRONATERS CAN GROW SOME OF THEIR OWN FOOD”
McArthur in his message shared with photos from the space station “Learning to grow these more complex plants in the unique environment of the Space Station will enable astronauts on future planetary missions to grow some of their own food!” used the phrases.
CHILE PEPPER USED
It was stated that the New Mexico Hatch Green Chili pepper species was used in the experiment conducted by NASA in the Advanced Plant Life area and expected to be completed in March 2022.
SELECTED BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO GROW
NASA said that pepper was chosen to grow in a space with microgravity in space because peppers, a source of Vitamin C, are more difficult to grow than many possible space crops because they take longer to germinate, germinate, grow and fruit.
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