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NASA astronauts harvest space-grown peppers on ISS

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei selected the second crop of Hatch chile peppers grown in orbit on November 26, 2021.

Luisa Marconi
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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei picked the second harvest of space-grown Hatch chile peppers on November 26, 2021, bringing the total count to 26 peppers [2].