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Original title: The International Space Station harvests fresh carrots for the first time
According to a recent report by CNN, NASA flight engineers recently pulled out 20 radishes grown in the advanced plant cultivation environment of the International Space Station and wrapped them in tin foil so that they could be refrigerated until next year.
An instruction issued by NASA stated that radishes were successfully grown and harvested in a zero-gravity environment for the first time.
Nicole Dufour, manager of the Advanced Plant Cultivation Environment Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, said: "I have been involved in this project from the very beginning, and what we have learned will help astronauts travel to and from Mars safely
The researchers also planted radishes as a control group at the Kennedy Space Center, which is expected to be harvested on December 15
For astronauts who perform long-term missions, radishes have many advantages as a food source: radishes grow fast and can be fully mature in 27 days
Carl Hasenstein, the lead researcher of the project, said that the researchers will analyze the impact of carbon dioxide on radishes and how these vegetables obtain minerals
Du Fuer said: "Growing a series of crops helps us determine which plants can thrive in microgravity and provide the best varieties and balanced nutrition for astronauts performing long-term space missions