NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has attracted over 700,000 followers on Twitter by regularly sharing beautiful snapshots of Earth, as seen from the International Space Station.
Over the past few days, however, Kelly has been photographing something a little closer to his home: the first flowers ever grown in space.
Here are some of the photos Tweeted so far of the orange zinnia that just bloomed as a result of the stations “Veggie Plant Growth System,” which debuted in 2014:
First ever flower grown in space makes its debut! #SpaceFlower #zinnia #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/2uGYvwtLKr
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016
Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/BJFWvQXmBB
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016
Some of my space flowers are on the rebound! No longer looking sad! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/HJzXaTItIf
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 8, 2016
#SpaceFlower out in the sun for the first time! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/Cghu9XGv1J
— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 17, 2016
It’s not every day that you see a flower photo with the Earth floating around as a backdrop…
(via Scott Kelly via Laughing Squid)
Image credits: Photographs by Scott Kelly/NASA
from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/01/19/nasa-astronaut-tweets-photos-of-first-flowers-ever-grown-in-space/
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