Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads https://www.space.com/space-exploration/the-martian-becomes-real-life-meet-spudnik-the-space-potato "Spudnik" the edible, purple potato which can survive in space, and grown by Don Pettit byu/CupcakeQueen01 inspace
laborfriendly on 30.04.2026 2:38 p.m. Dude posted a picture of it growing to this very sub, didn’t he?
kiltedturtle on 30.04.2026 3:12 p.m. I’d love to get one of the sprouting eyes for my science class to grow their own version.
Rough_Shelter4136 on 30.04.2026 4:42 p.m. Alright, can we make French fries with this, smashed potatoes? What’s the first recipe than Don Pettit Will be trying with this? Oh, more importantly, can they be used to make Vodka?
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So he grew it in his own poop?
Dude posted a picture of it growing to this very sub, didn’t he?
I’d love to get one of the sprouting eyes for my science class to grow their own version.
Alright, can we make French fries with this, smashed potatoes? What’s the first recipe than Don Pettit Will be trying with this?
Oh, more importantly, can they be used to make Vodka?