
NASA astronauts pick peppers in space for the first time on International Space Station
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Humans introduced a new life form to outer space on Friday as NASA astronauts harvested the first ever chile peppers onboard the International Space Station.
"Finally, I made my best space tacos yet: fajita beef, rehydrated tomatoes & artichokes, and HATCH CHILE," astronaut Megan McArthur tweeted. Expedition 66 crew members harvested their Hatch green chile peppers for a taste test on Friday. (NASA) (NASA) NASA astronaut Megan McArthur next to the Advanced Plant Habitat onboard the International Space Station. (NASA) (NASA) (NASA) Hatch green chiles growing inside the Advanced Plant Habitat. (NASA) NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough fills the Advanced Plant Habitat with water to feed the chile peppers. (NASA) (NASA)
Astronauts have access to a wide variety of freeze-dried and prepackages meals that they are regularly re-supplied with, but learning how to grow fresh produce millions of miles from earth will be key to longer missions.