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    Meine Weltraumkartoffeln, an Bord der ISS angebaut


    Meine Weltraumkartoffeln, an Bord der ISS angebaut

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    1. astro_pettit on

      I flew potatoes on Expedition 72 for my space garden, an activity I did in my off-duty time. This is an early purple potato, complete with spot of hook Velcro to anchor it in my improvised grow light terrarium.

      Potatoes are one of the most efficient plants based on edible nutrition to total plant mass (including roots). Recognized by Andy Weir in his famous book/movie „The Martian,“ potatoes will have a place in future exploration of space. So I thought it good to get started now! I call this one „Spudnik!“

      More photos from space can be found on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and Instagram, astro_pettit

    8. Acheron04 on

      Congrats on the space potato!  Do you have any way to cook it, or will that be a seed potato for a future experiment?

    9. lostandthedamned on

      So how often did you mutter „I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this“?

      Every time you checked them or just at the start?

    10. boodlebob on

      What can someome that hasn’t dedicated their entire life to become an astronaut (which I know is insanely hard and challenging) do to get a shot at going to space or the ISS as a visit?

    19. itsameluigi1290 on

      This looks like what happens in newer Resident Evil games when you pick up and examine items

    23. Yeomanroach on

      Are you going to boil them, fry them or put them in a stew?

      Po tay toes.

    26. tirlyToek on

      What makes it purple?
      Looks very cool, is it purple on the inside as well?

    29. SparkyMuffin on

      Thought I was looking at a Resident Evil item inspection screen. This thing is (literally) out of this world

    30. s2sergeant on

      Did you bring whole potatoes and let sprouts grow from them? How many potatoes did you bring?

      When you bring something like this into space that can grow, do you have to get it pre-approved?

    37. True-Palpitation8474 on

      This is so refreshingly cool. Lot of awful shit in the world but goddamn, space potatoes!!

    38. murderedbyaname on

      It looks to have healthy sprout development but what is the grayish spotted substance?

    41. ItHurtsWhenIP404 on

      How was this grown? Curious as a previous farmer, and current gardener. Seems like something out of The Martian. Haha. Let’s hope you aren’t in those shoes that he was!

    43. CertainlyRobotic on

      It looks abnormally smooth and perfect, is that an effect of the lack of gravity?

    44. dkcyw on

      i’ve seen this movie. that’s an egg. this doesn’t end well for the crew. it’s gonna velcro your face.

    45. Mysterious_Cry_7738 on

      So weird! What kind of medium do you grow things in up air? Just like hydroponic and velcroed in place?

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