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New Mexico Chile Cultivated, Grown on ISS Harvested for the First Time; NASA Says It s the Longest Plant Experiment in Space

New Mexico chile has been growing on the International Space Station and now, astronauts get to try it after its first harvest. Horticultural scientist from Espanola Jacob Torres is playing a vital role in this project in partnership with NASA.

Astronauts on International Space Station are growing chile peppers in a first for NASA

Astronauts on International Space Station are growing chile peppers in a first for NASA By Rachel Trent, CNN Astronauts on the International Space Station are trying to spice up their diets. The astronauts are growing red and green chile peppers in space for what will be “one of the longest and most challenging plant experiments attempted aboard the orbital lab,” NASA said. Hatch chile pepper seeds arrived at the station in June aboard a SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, a flight engineer who helped grow “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce in space in 2016, initiated the experiment by inserting 48 seeds into the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) on July 12.

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