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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 19591373" data-attributes="member: 158020">අභ්‍යවකාශයේ_පළමු_මල_පිපුණුවගයි-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.   “The  zinnia plant is very different from lettuce, said Trent Smith, Veggie  project manager. “It is more sensitive to environmental parameters and  light characteristics. It has a longer growth duration between 60 and 80  days. Thus, it is a more difficult plant to grow, and allowing it to  flower, along with the longer growth duration, makes it a good precursor  to a tomato plant.”   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ch6R1pCPkTM/Vp4fqBC0TLI/AAAAAAABK8Y/vV7si4mWlcw/space-zinnia-blooms-3%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Growing  flowers proved to be difficult. Just two weeks into the growth period,  NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren discovered molds on the leaves and the  plants in poor health. The molds were attributed to high humidity and  low air flow, but before the problem could be fixed, Lindgren had to  returned back to Earth. After his departure, another astronaut Scott  Kelly took on the role of the autonomous gardener.   Last Saturday, Scott Kelly tweeted a picture of a beautiful and healthy zinnia blooming.   Learning  to grow vegetables and flowers is crucial for a Mars mission, for the  crew will be disconnected from Earth’s supplies for months on end. The  trails and tribunals faced while growing the zinnias provided a number  of learning opportunities for scientists back on Earth. “The unexpected  turns experienced during this Veggie run have actually offered bountiful  opportunities for new learning and better understanding of one of the  critical components to future journeys to Mars,” NASA wrote in a blog post.   “For  crews on the way to Mars, scientists need to know what would happen if  crops experienced drought, flooding, mold growth or other challenges.  Would the practices of cutting away dead tissue and sanitizing plants  work? How does changing the watering schedule affect the growth? How can  crew members be given more opportunities to take charge in the  gardening process?”   NASA hopes to grow more crops in coming years such as Chinese cabbage, and dwarf tomatoes.   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KyJYBybVF4Q/Vp4frN1steI/AAAAAAABK8g/6s1tkNdos6c/space-zinnia-blooms-1%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EBEDRyJcBDk/Vp4fsbkmsZI/AAAAAAABK8o/_-CIoYuIKxE/space-zinnia-blooms-2%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uDz9VSrJS18/Vp4ftabELVI/AAAAAAABK8w/XVCYa5eNYcA/space-vegetables-2%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (The zinnia plants began to exhibit guttation and epinasty, both signs of plant stress.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dpzXkk-YNxA/Vp4fuj9HS7I/AAAAAAABK84/wTmVbAR8_Pg/space-vegetables-1%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (NASA  astronaut Steve Swanson of Expedition 39 activated the red, blue and  green LED lights of the Veggie plant growth system on May 7, 2014.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F1qVC9g0usc/Vp4fwGz1RuI/AAAAAAABK9A/wN69_xcfTQo/space-vegetables-3%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took this selfie with the second crop of red romaine lettuce in August of 2015.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bmAEusf4sPA/Vp4fxhaaMLI/AAAAAAABK9I/GdkrrDA3yvY/space-vegetables-4%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren take a bite of plants harvested for the VEG-01 investigation.)   <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KZIndGXlv2s/Vp4fy3sgAMI/AAAAAAABK9Q/_JxHGf6M-mg/space-vegetables-5%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid grew wheat stalks on her 1996 mission to the Russian Mir space station.) </blockquote>

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