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Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations
Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations Astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated countless holidays while living and working aboard the International Space Station for over 25 years, marking milestones like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, birthdays, and national holidays. Holiday traditions in space often look familiar, with NASA astronauts […]
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10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth
10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth Nearly 1,250 students from 71 schools worldwide participated in the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Student Launch Chat with NASA scientists, marking a milestone in the program’s 10th anniversary year. The live session connected classrooms directly with Dr. Gioia Massa and Trent M. […]
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NASA Harvests Lettuce for Space Station Study
NASA Harvests Lettuce for Space Station Study NASA has harvested lettuce from its Advanced Plant Habitat ground unit as part of an experiment to study plant growth in microgravity. The experiment aims to understand how optimal and suboptimal moisture conditions affect plant growth, nutrient content, and the plant microbiome in space. This research is part […]
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