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First ever bites of space-grown food

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imageGood enough to eat - 'Outredgeous' lettuce grown under pink lights on the International Space Station.NASA, CC BY-SA

For the first time, astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have enjoyed munching down on food they have grown themselves. That’s a really special achievement considering the three things required for growing...

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