NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shares pictures of first flower grown in space
If The Martian got you excited about the prospect of growing potatoes in space, then this is right up your alley.
A flower has bloomed in space. For the first time ever.
US astronaut Scott Kelly announced that a Zinnia flower has bloomed in the International Space Station (ISS). He shared the picture of an orange, 13-petalled flower on his Twitter account.
First ever flower grown in space makes its debut! #SpaceFlower #zinnia #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/2uGYvwtLKr
- Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016How does your garden grow? Here's how my #spaceflower came to bloom: https://t.co/DbmTqqJopf #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/kl1bxI96PJ
- Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016#SpaceFlower out in the sun for the first time! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/Cghu9XGv1J
- Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 17, 2016Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/BJFWvQXmBB
- Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016In a blog, NASA shared that Zinnias are not cultivated for their beauty but for the scientists to understand how plants flower and grow in microgravity.
In December 2015, Kelly tweeted a picture of a flower with curled leaves. He tweeted "Our plants aren't looking too good. Would be a problem [for a human colony] on Mars," he said.
In the past, wheat and lettuce have been grown in space - but a flower is a first.
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