Space: the final frontier

[Kimmy]

In "The Martian" Mark Watney (Matt Damon) successfully planted and grew potatoes in space. I think growing food in space is gonna be a reality in the near future.

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Orange Zinnia - The First Flower Blooms in Space

A bright orange zinnia has grown for the first time in space, in zero gravity, and without soil. The zinnia, an edible flowering plant, was planted aboard the International Space Station's Veggie chamber last November to help provide precursory information about other flowering plants that could be grown in space. NASA has already grown plants, such as lettuce and wheat, in space but never a flower has bloomed.

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/01...-in-space.html

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Photographer: Scott Kelly, an American astronaut, engineer and a retired U.S. Navy Captain.
From International Space Station
Check his twitter. Amazing photos taken from space:
https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/media

[Kimmy]

I am sorry I opened this thread in the wrong section.

TheRabbit Would you please move this thread to the News Stand section, under the "Space" box for me, please? Thank you so much.

[piranha2]

Thank you for sharing that, Kimmy.

[Slats]

Thank you for sharing that, Kimmy.

I second that. Now when they start growing beef up there I'll think about relocating.

[swampbilly]

I am sorry I opened this thread in the wrong section.

TheRabbit Would you please move this thread to the News Stand section, under the "Space" box for me, please? Thank you so much.

rabbit is only a admin in his own mind

[Kimmy]

It's amazing that this photo was taken from 249 miles above.

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One night over Macedonia.
Photo taken by Scott Kelly, from International Space Station

[Night]

I am sorry I opened this thread in the wrong section.

Guest Would you please move this thread to the News Stand section, under the "Space" box for me, please? Thank you so much.

Rabbit is not an admin. We can pick our own titles here so don't believe anything you see

[Kimmy]

Rabbit is not an admin. We can pick our own titles here so don't believe anything you see

Thank you Night. So who are the admins and mods here? Or that information is reserved for the NSC?

[Tactical Knightmare]

hey! right now in thd sky. is that mars or venus at a short 10:00 to the moon?

[Steve28]

hey! right now in thd sky. is that mars or venus at a short 10:00 to the moon?

Neither, I looked it up and I think it's Jupiter

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essent...saturn-mercury

[Night]

Thank you Night. So who are the admins and mods here? Or that information is reserved for the NSC?

Name, undie and sky

[gamgee]

Is it true that without a spacesuit a person would explode in space?

[Tactical Knightmare]

thanks steve, glad you're not one of those space racists aka earth nazis. and yes gamgee you would explode into a burst into a flash of flesh colored glitter, i think.

[Mayaca]

Name, undie and sky

Hmmmmpf. I did a good job and was canned without an exit interview.

[gamgee]

thanks steve, glad you're not one of those space racists aka earth nazis. and yes gamgee you would explode into a burst into a flash of flesh colored glitter, i think.

Have there been any documented experiments? Or is this just what they tell us?