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  • First Space Flower Blooms on Board ISS (PHOTO)

    A photo with the first flower that grew in Earth’s outer space was made public by NASA and posted to Twitter by Scott Kelly, an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS).

    First space flower grown on ISS (Twitter/NASA)
    First space flower grown on ISS (Twitter/NASA)
    The ISS team had already succeeded in growing lettuce and now has reached a new milestone of their agronomic talent when edible Zinnia Elegans bloomed on board. It’s the first time when plants flourish outside the Earth’s atmosphere.

    “These plants are very fragile, so it was more complicated to grow,” says Trent Smith, manager of Veggie Project. The team feared several times that the ambitious efforts will fail.

    “It appears that our plants are not doing too well,” said Scott Kelly recently. “I need to awake Mark Watney (from the film ‘The Martian’), who sleeps in me,” he joked with a humor that accustomed his colleagues.
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    Finally the space gardeners have achieved their goal as they managed to harvest edible flowers. “If this works, we will grow our own tomatoes in space,” he added.

    While appearing insignificant for those on Earth, the bloom of the orange flower seems to be a big step for scientists, astronauts and future missions. Developing such crops in space could contribute to the organization of longer missions in space in more remote places, allowing NASA to learn more about the universe. “Yes, there are other life forms in space,” added Scott in his Twitter message.

    Astronaut Scott Kelly unveils his ISS garden (pic: Twitter/Scott Kelly)
    Astronaut Scott Kelly unveils his ISS garden (pic: Twitter/Scott Kelly)