US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news from the International Space Station
A flower has grown in the zero gravity of space for the first time ever.Nasa / Scott Kelly
US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news that a zinnia plant had flowered on the International Space Station (ISS) on his Twitter account, along with a photograph of an orange, 13-petalled flower.
At the end of December, Mr Kelly tweeted a photograph of sad-looking zinnias with curled, mouldy leaves.
“Our plants aren't looking too good. Would be a problem [for a human colony] on Mars,” he said.
In addition to helping scientists work out how to grow useful plants in space, it is thought the presence of a flower will raise spirits among the ISS crew.
“In future missions, the importance of plants will likely increase given the crews’ limited connection to Earth. Studies from other isolated and confined environments, such as Antarctic stations, demonstrate the importance of plants in confinement, and how much more salient fresh food becomes psychologically, when there is little stimuli around.”
Source: Independent
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US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news that a zinnia plant had flowered on the International Space Station (ISS) on his Twitter account, along with a photograph of an orange, 13-petalled flower.
At the end of December, Mr Kelly tweeted a photograph of sad-looking zinnias with curled, mouldy leaves.
“Our plants aren't looking too good. Would be a problem [for a human colony] on Mars,” he said.
In addition to helping scientists work out how to grow useful plants in space, it is thought the presence of a flower will raise spirits among the ISS crew.
“In future missions, the importance of plants will likely increase given the crews’ limited connection to Earth. Studies from other isolated and confined environments, such as Antarctic stations, demonstrate the importance of plants in confinement, and how much more salient fresh food becomes psychologically, when there is little stimuli around.”
Source: Independent
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