The Tale Of The Two Rogue Tomatoes: Missing Fruits Found On ISS A Year After NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Lost Them

An interesting tale of food on the space station is that of two rogue tomatoes which were lost while NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was working on an experiment called XROOTS.

The tomatoes, which had been missing for almost a year, were found in a plastic bag. They were dehydrated, and slightly squished. There was a slight discolouration, but no visible microbial or fungal growth. The case of the missing tomatoes was a mystery, but it has been solved.

Source : NASA

Plant research and food production on the International Space Station are ambitious experiments because successfully growing crops on the orbital outpost will help astronauts understand what needs to be done for future spaceflight missions to the Moon and Mars. Astronauts and cosmonauts have a lot of fun while growing fruits, vegetables and flowers on the ISS, for they engage in activities such as making spicy tacos with chilli peppers grown in space, and having pizza parties.  Another