US space agency NASA had a live-stream from the International Space Station which showcased a beautiful view of Earth.The footage also gives a glimpse of one astronaut, on the outside of the space station working his way around the office.The Facebook page had over 200,000 shares and 400,000 comments and received a lot of positive response from users.Viral USA posted the footage from the International Space Station on its official Facebook page. Check out the video below:
Recently, NASA planted lettuce on the International Space Station (ISS) to learn how to grow fresh food in space - which may help prepare astronauts for the future manned mission to Mars.Just as farmers on Earth are planting leafy greens for the fall growing season, astronauts aboard the ISS are planting their third on-orbit crop of red romaine lettuce, NASA said.NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough initiated the Veg-03 experiment, one of his first science assignments as a new crew member aboard the orbiting laboratory.The study is a validation of the tools and procedures necessary to grow plants to provide fresh food for astronauts.As Kimbrough worked, members of the Veggie team watched from their consoles in the Experiment Monitoring Area located in Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.A live video downlink from the orbiting laboratory allowed the scientists to remotely watch Kimbrough’s actions and ensure he did not encounter any challenges with the activity or hardware.Astronauts on future long-duration space missions will need to be able to grow their own food to supplement their diets.Using the Veggie plant growth facility aboard the station, Veg-03 builds on the successes of previous studies, including Veg-01, which resulted in the first-ever on-orbit harvest and sampling of fresh produce in 2015.Techniques learned from Veggie crops will sow benefits on Earth and help NASA prepare for the Journey to Mars.The Veg-03 crop will be the Veggie team’s first on-orbit attempt at a new, repetitive harvest technique termed ‘Cut-and-Come-Again’.