China News Service, December 8th. According to Taiwan's United News Network, in the American science fiction movie "The Martian" released in 2015, the hero who was left in outer space planted potatoes on Mars and survived.
In real life, NASA stated that the first batch of "space radishes" in human history was successfully harvested on November 30.
The picture shows the American female astronaut Kate Rubins (Kate Rubins) on the International Space Station on November 30, harvesting 20 carrots.
(Image source: NASA's official website)
According to reports, American female astronaut Kate Rubins (Kate Rubins) harvested 20 radishes on the International Space Station on November 30, wrapped them in aluminum foil and placed them in the cold storage room. They will be placed in 2021. Sent back to earth for research by scientists.
The plant experiment was named "Plant Habitat-02", and the harvest was described as a "historic event" by NASA.
According to Nicole Dufour, the experimental project manager, “Compared with the leafy green vegetables grown on the space station before the astronauts, or the first dwarf wheat grown in the Higher Plant Culture Experiment (APH), radish is a different crop".
Dufour said that growing a variety of crops can help determine which plants can thrive under microgravity and provide the best food for astronauts on long-term missions to achieve a balanced nutrition.
According to the report, NASA chose to grow radishes because scientists have a good understanding of their properties and do not need special care. They can mature in just 27 days.