First flower blooms in space aboard the International Space Station

[Disir]

For the first time ever, a flower has bloomed in space, aboard the International Space Station. This brings cosmic explorers one step closer to growing other flowering plants in space, like tomatoes, which NASA says it hopes to do in 2018.

On Saturday, American astronaut Scott Kelly, who has been working since March 2015 on the space laboratory and has become its resident gardner, gleefully announced on Twitter that he successfully coaxed the brightly colored Zinnia to blossom, a big accomplishment, as less than a month ago, the plants were moldy and shriveled.
First flower blooms in space aboard the International Space Station

Nicely done!

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Thats pretty cool stuff.
Did it look different than the same grown on earth?

 

[Disir]

I have no idea. Every plant I have tried to grow--I've managed to kill except collard greens.

 

[Eaglewings]

I have no idea. Every plant I have tried to grow--I've managed to kill except collard greens.

Have you tried tomatoes, and squash ? Those are pretty easy. Good soil, and sun for both.

 

[Eaglewings]

Oh thank you for the story , I am going to post it on facebook..

 

[Disir]

I have no idea. Every plant I have tried to grow--I've managed to kill except collard greens.

Have you tried tomatoes, and squash ? Those are pretty easy. Good soil, and sun for both.

Tomatoes I've killed. I don't remember targeting squash. I may not have.

 

[The Great Goose]

Why was there space mold.