That’s one small bite for a man, one giant leaf for mankind: Astronauts Scott Kelly, Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui of Japan sample the fruits of their labor after harvesting a crop of “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce from the Veggie plant growth system on the International Space Station.
Learn more about Veggie and its implications for future spaceflight at:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/meals_ready_to_eat