Sprigs in space: Exploring how to grow vegetables in zero gravity

Scott Kelly, one of three astronauts who ate space salad on board the International Space Station on Monday, said it “tastes good, kinda like arugula”. It’s not clear whether he knew that arugula, grown in contained root “pillows” of moisture and nutrients, is also known as rocket.

Source: The Independent - Science - August 11, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news