“And ‘cool …!”, ISS astronauts eat the lettuce first space – BBC

How good is the salad space. Judging by the reaction of Kjell Lindgren, Scott Kelly and Kimiya Yui, astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS), which for the first time tasted the romaine lettuce grown in orbit and stored in containers. Snack broadcast live images from NASA. Vegetables have been cleaned with a disinfectant towel and dressed with oil and vinegar at the table. “It’s cool,” “Seems rocket, ‘comment the three fun. Some leaves have been frozen and will be analyzed once brought ashore. The experiment is an important step for future long-duration space missions.