Astronauts living at the International Space Station have taken their first bites of space-grown lettuce, in another step toward enabling human missions to Mars.
Astronauts (from left) Kimiya Yui, Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly eat red romaine lettuce grown on board the International Space Station. Photo: AFP
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, said the red romaine lettuce - grown in a special box aboard the orbiting outpost - was amazing, while another astronaut, Scott Kelly, said it tasted good, like the salad herb rocket..
One of the astronauts used a small bottle to spread olive oil and balsamic vinegar on his leaf.
Lettuce growing during the VEGGIE hardware validation test aboard the International Space Station. Photo: AFP
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