STATION EXPERIENCES POWER LOSS: The International Space Station lost power briefly Aug. 11, according to NASA. The station's backup system fueled critical systems, and the power was restored quickly. Astronauts were safe.
VEGGIES IN SPACE: It was not as earth-shattering as the first step on the moon or as heart-stopping as a space walk, but when astronauts on the International Space Station recently wolfed down lettuce grown in space, it was still a first.
And in truth, the Aug. 10 meal of fresh red romaine lettuce may be just as significant. In the past, NASA and other agencies have grown plants in space, but “the results were always sent to Earth for examination, rather than eaten,” the space agency explained.
This time, the astronauts ate their vegetables – and enjoyed the meal. Beyond the photo shoot is a serious problem posed by space travel: how to feed astronauts on long voyages. When the space agency begins to launch deep-space missions, space farming will be a part of the life-support system.
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