Science and Exploration

Kayla Barron Works With Plants in the ISS Veggie PONDS Facility

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
February 9, 2022
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Kayla Barron Works With Plants in the ISS Veggie PONDS Facility
Plants in the ISS Veggie PONDS Facility
NASA

Check out our latest adventure in space gardening! This weekend I watered the salad greens growing as part of Veggie PONDS.
Veggie PONDS Is an investigation that is testing a new way to deliver the nutrients and water plants need to grow.

We’re growing mizuna greens and lettuce, and hope to be able to harvest and eat some before sending the rest back to scientists on the ground for further analysis.

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.