We lastly have images of NASA’s lost area tomato– and surprise, there are 2.
NASA launched video footage of 2 small tomatoes that were lost in 2022 after astronaut Frank Rubio collected them on the International Space Station. The opportunity discovery in the six-bedroom complex revealed us how the 17% humidity onboard impacts food in a Ziploc bag; Rubio had actually briefly stowed the food within and discovered it drifted away in the meantime.
“Despite being almost a year after the preliminary disappearance of the tomatoes, the fruit was discovered in a plastic bag dehydrated and a little crushed,” NASA authorities composed in an upgrade Thursday (Dec. 14), without divulging the precise discover place. “Other than some staining, it had no noticeable microbial or fungal development.”
Rubio formerly just mentioned a single lost tomato, which NASA has actually now stated was grown as part of the eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System or XROOTS experiment in 2022 (not VEG-05 in 2023, as previous media protection recommended.) “The experiment utilizes hydroponic and aeroponic methods to grow plants without soil or other development media and might offer ideal options for plant systems required for future area expedition objectives,” the firm included.