It happened at the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits the Earth at an altitude of approximately 402km.
In March 2023, American astronaut Francisco Rubio misplaced his 2.5cm Red Robin dwarf tomato harvested at the ISS.
It was the final harvest for a Veg-05 experiment, which was a project that Dr Rubio had worked on. Some colleagues thought he might have eaten the fruit.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 10, 2023 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 10, 2023 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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