Plants In Space
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Plants in space. Plants grown in space include. Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. In growing plants in space many scientists are eager to better understand plant growth under adverse conditions.
Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. The first to flourish in space was arabidopsis thaliana a spindly plant with white flowers in 1982 aboard salyut a now defunct russian space station. Plants take the carbon dioxide from air to produce oxygen that humans can breathe.
When nasa astronaut scott kelly announced the first zinnias blooming on the international. Nasa astronaut don pettit s sunflower blooms on the international space station as part of his. Plants in space are beneficial for a number of reasons.
Content in this section supports the concept of growing crops in space and the symbiotic relationship between plants and space travelers. They provide nourishment for the body when eaten as food and they improve the quality of indoor air. The inaugural plant species was chosen for.
Find information about how plants people microbes and machines work together in self contained space vehicles.