Don't forget to stop and smell the flowers

[RainDreamer]

[url]http://www.techtimes.com/articles/108253/20151118/astronauts-grow-first-flowers-in-space.htm[/url]

After our first successes of growing lettuces in space, now they are growing flowers! Why? Well, because flowers are a bit harder to grow, so they are trying their hand at it to see if they can keep plant lifeforms alive in space properly. The other nice bonus could also be the great smell!

Although I wonder what this could do to astronauts with an allergy....prob a lot more filters in growboxes

[Sampa]

bet it would be fun to sneeze in space!

[WinkAllKerb'']

... ... "fauna" ... ... "The farther and longer humans go away from Earth, the greater the need to be able to grow plants for food, atmosphere recycling and psychological benefits," she concluded. "Plant systems will become important components of any long-duration exploration scenario."

home sweet home ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[WestAir]

Next up: Palm Tree's.

[HoloYolo]

*roses
C'mon dude

[FleshJeb]

Herbs of dubious legality.

[ToukieToucan]

[quote name='FleshJeb']Herbs of dubious legality.[/QUOTE]

"Woah man, it feels like we're floating in space!"
"Yea, because we are!"

[kerbiloid]

Arabidopsis has been grown and harvested in 1982 on Salyut-7. About 200 seeds have been gotten from it.

[url]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11539644[/url]

[justidutch]

[quote name='FleshJeb']Herbs of dubious legality.[/QUOTE]

Who wants to bet that the next set of experiments includes baking brownies?

[Halo_003]

[quote name='FleshJeb']Herbs of dubious legality.[/QUOTE]

"Even though the members of the International Space Station (ISS) are floating [B]thousands of miles[/B] above us..."

Think the author beat them to that.

[LordFerret]

[quote name='Halo_003']"Even though the members of the International Space Station (ISS) are floating [B]thousands of miles[/B] above us..."

Think the author beat them to that.[/QUOTE]

Well?, when you live in hole in the ground... it can seem that way.

[More Boosters]

[quote name='LordFerret']Well?, when you live in hole in the ground... it can seem that way.[/QUOTE]

Or when you are on the side of the Earth opposite to the ISS.

[fredinno]

[quote name='WestAir']Next up: Palm Tree's.[/QUOTE] 2 big to be practical, or even fit. A better idea are legumes, essential for Nitrogen production, starchy-potato-like crops (high calorie density) or algae (and its processing) to do next.

[WestAir]

[quote name='fredinno']2 big to be practical, or even fit. A better idea are legumes, essential for Nitrogen production, starchy-potato-like crops (high calorie density) or algae (and its processing) to do next.[/QUOTE]

Sorry, I should have included a smiley or something to show that I was just making a joke. It's really hard to tell via text.

[lajoswinkler]

[quote name='Halo_003']"Even though the members of the International Space Station (ISS) are floating [B]thousands of miles[/B] above us..."[/QUOTE]

*shudder* :huh:

[RainDreamer]

[quote name='lajoswinkler']*shudder* :huh:[/QUOTE]
Well, considering that they are saying the ISS is "floating", I don't think the author is an authority in space science.

[StrandedonEarth]

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[Nothalogh]

[quote name='RainDreamer'][COLOR=#333333]I wonder what this could do to astronauts with an allergy[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
I would have thought that that would be a disqualification

[RainDreamer]

[quote name='Nothalogh']I would have thought that that would be a disqualification[/QUOTE]

Space does weird stuff to the immune system of people:
[url]http://www.space.com/26903-astronaut-immune-systems-in-space.html[/url]
[QUOTE][COLOR=#666666][FONT=Arial]The researchers also found that some cell activity was heightened, and the immune system was having an overly aggressive reaction. This could explain why some astronauts experience increased allergy symptoms and persistent rashes.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]

So even if there were no serious allergy before, you might get one.