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Space Farming: The Final Frontier

BAA RAM EWE · 2013-09-11 20:26:14

NASA looks to grow fresh veggies, 230 miles above the Earth

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11-09-2013 9:26pm

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BAA RAM EWE

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NASA looks to grow fresh veggies, 230 miles above the Earth

Last year, an astronaut named Don Pettit began an unusual writing project on NASA’s website. Called “Diary of a Space Zucchini,” the blog took the perspective of an actual zucchini plant on the International Space Station (ISS). Entries were insightful and strange, poignant and poetic.

“I sprouted, thrust into this world without anyone consulting me,” wrote Pettit in the now-defunct blog. “I am utilitarian, hearty vegetative matter that can thrive under harsh conditions. I am zucchini — and I am in space.”

An unorthodox use of our tax dollars, but before you snicker, consider this: That little plant could be the key to our future.

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