Astronauts on the International Space Station grew and ate heads of red romaine lettuce. With extra virgin olive oil and Italian balsamic vinegar. Next stop: Entrées Mars!
“This Salad Is Outta This World: Astronauts Eat Greens Grown In Space,” Geoff Brumfiel, NPR News
“NASA astronauts just ate food grown in space for the first time,” Joseph Stromberg, Vox
“NASA astronauts take first bites of lettuce grown in space: ‘Tastes like arugula,'” alan Yuhas, The Guardian
“Watch the sheer joy of astronauts eating the first ever space-grown lettuce,” The Verge
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