Plant Biology

Growing Radish Plants On The International Space Station

By Keith Cowing
NASA
November 18, 2020
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Growing Radish Plants On The International Space Station
Radish Plants On The International Space Station

Radish plants are pictured growing inside the Columbus laboratory module’s Plant Habitat-02. NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins harvested leaves from the plants for the space botany experiment that is exploring the capability for food production in microgravity.

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