The first vegetables grown in space were eaten by astronauts on the ISS.
What vegetable?

Q: The first vegetables grown in space were eaten by astronauts on the ISS. What vegetable?

Red romaine lettuce — harvested and eaten in August 2015.. Space-grown food is essential for long-duration missions to Mars. First salad in orbit tasted 'like a heartfelt handshake with home', per one astronaut.

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Red romaine lettuce — harvested and eaten in August 2015. — Space-grown food is essential for long-duration missions to Mars. First salad in orbit tasted 'like a heartfelt handshake with home', per one astronaut.