NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough cut some of the “Outredgeous” Red Romaine lettuce leaves he nurtured during the past month aboard the International Space Station as part of a gardening harvest ...

It's part of a crop of "Outredgeous" red romaine lettuce grown on the space station ... Still, half the crew's harvest will be sent back to Earth for more testing. And to be even safer, the ...

After harvesting a crop of red romaine lettuce, the crew became the first to feast on space-grown produce. The ability to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in space could have significant ...

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough harvested some of the "Outredgeous" Red Romaine lettuce he's been growing on the International Space Station as part of the Veggie experiment, the space agency said ...

despite a strenuous growing environment. Khodadad, a research scientist at the Kennedy Space Center, tells Popular Mechanics this red romaine lettuce was an attractive choice because it germinated ...

Astronauts tried growing red romaine lettuce on the space station during a number of experiments conducted over several years, culminating in a historic lettuce-based meal on the orbiting outpost ...

The Lettuce Hydroponic Mason Jar Kit, available in the Gardening Know How Shop, provides a container, growing medium, nutrients, and a seed mix (red romaine, green romaine, red oakleaf ...

Keep in mind that darker red leaf varieties won ... robust and crispy romaine lettuce, and varieties of mild loose-leaf lettuce. Growing times for various types of lettuces vary as well.