NASA astronaut successfully grows veggies in space
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Washington: NASA s Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space Amara mustard, and a previously grown crop, Extra Dwarf pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on station, the US space agency said.
The pak choi grew for so long that it began to flower as part of its reproduction cycle. Hopkins efforts in eclipsing the mark included using a small paintbrush to pollinate plant flowers. I wasn t all at surprised that he chose this route to make sure the plants were fully pollinated because he has always wanted to be very involved, Matt Romeyn, a space crop production project scientist and science lead on the four-plant experiments, said in a statement on Tuesday.
NASA Astronaut successfully grows plants in space
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NASA Astronaut successfully grows plants in space
(Web Desk) - Astronauts on the International Space Station recently enjoyed a fresh supply of leafy greens, thanks in large part to the efforts of Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission commander took the lead on conducting four Vegetable Production System (Veggie) experiments, with the last two wrapping up after an April 13 harvest. VEG-03K and VEG-03L tested a new space crop, ‘Amara’ mustard, and a previously grown crop, ‘Extra Dwarf’ pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on station.
NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
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As part of the VEG-03K and VEG-03L experiments, the plants grew for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on the space station.. Image Source: IANS News
Washington, April 28 : NASAs Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space Amara mustard, and a previously grown crop, Extra Dwarf pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on station, the US space agency said.
The pak choi grew for so long that it began to flower as part of its reproduction cycle. Hopkins efforts in eclipsing the mark included using a small paintbrush to pollinate plant flowers.
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