First Flower Blooms in Space, Key to Living on Mars

Astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted a photo of the first flower to successfully bloom in space. But it wasn’t easy to get to this point.
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First Flower Blooms in Space, Key to Living on Mars
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took this selfie with the second crop of red romaine lettuce in August of 2015. Credits: NASA
1/21/2016
Updated:
1/22/2016

Mold initially grew on the plant in pillow E in the bottom left corner of the plant mat. (NASA)
Mold initially grew on the plant in pillow E in the bottom left corner of the plant mat. (NASA)