NASA sent 10 million cinnamon basil seeds into orbit aboard Endeavour in 2007; the project brought space-flown seeds into classrooms and helped nearly 1 million students test plant-growing designs
- The seeds were being carried by teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, who was finally making her long-awaited journey into space after a 22-year waitA seed does not look like much.
- Tucked into a packet, it is barely noticeable, carrying the promise of a plant in a form that seems almost impossibly small.
- But in 2007, millions of them became part of an experiment that linked a Space Shuttle mission, classrooms across the US and a much bigger question: could humans one day grow plants on the Moon?
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- The seeds were being carried by teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, who was finally making her long-awaited journey into space after a 22-year waitA seed does not look like much.
- Tucked into a packet, it is barely noticeable, carrying the promise of a plant in a form that seems almost impossibly small.
- But in 2007, millions of them became part of an experiment that linked a Space Shuttle mission, classrooms across the US and a much bigger question: could humans one day grow plants on the Moon?
Sources: Times of India