Chili pepper in orbit broke two records: astronauts staged a taco night again

NASA experiment broke the record for feeding astronauts with crops in space and at the same time became the longest ever conducted on the ISS

Astronauts put on taco night in orbit again

Astronauts raised for the second time chili in space it was used in tacos with beef and fajita vegetables. They already had a taco party for the first pepper harvest in orbit.

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NASA’s crop group did not expect to hit two records at once, says the experiment’s chief investigator. Matt Romijn, writes Insider.

Astronaut Kyle Barron also posted a photo of the pepper on Facebook and Instagram, writing about a taco night on the ISS.

Harvesting chili peppers has been slightly delayed compared to earth trials. The seeds at the center of the Plant Habitat-04 experiment were growing for four months.

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The previous longest experiment took place in 2016 when “zinnia flowers” were grown for 90 days.

The next crop, which is planned to be grown in space, will include dwarf tomatoes and new types leafy greenery.

We will remind, earlier, a fragment of an old American rocket almost crashed into the ISS.

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Source From: Segodnya

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