On the afternoon of February 17, 75 days after the crew of Shenzhou 14 returned, the China Astronaut Center held a meeting with the crew and reporters in Beijing Aerospace City.
This is the first official meeting with the media and the public after the Shenzhou 14 crew returned.
At the meeting, Shenzhou 14 astronaut Cai Xuzhe shared his interesting experience of growing vegetables in space: "There are still some differences between growing vegetables in space and on the ground. I think the biggest difference is that watering is more difficult. There is no gravity in space. , in a weightless environment, water can only stay on the surface of the root system, and it is not easy to penetrate deep into the root system." In addition, when growing vegetables in space, there is only the influence of light in the cabin, no sunlight, and no sufficient sunlight on the ground. For those who like light Plants are more difficult to grow.
Talking about the taste of space vegetables, Cai Xuzhe said, "I think the taste is very beautiful", because they are not polluted in the space station, and the water for watering is also regenerated in space and passed the test.
It is a blessing and a blessing to be able to eat vegetables grown in space.
(Reporter Guo Chaokai produced Yue Ziyan)
Responsible editor: [Wang Kai]