NASA's Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, bottom left, plants seeds of red romaine lettuce with U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, top left, and students who attended an event celebrating the partnership between USDA and NASA on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at USDA's People's Garden in Washington.
NASA’s Deputy Administrator Dava Newman, bottom left, plants seeds of red romaine lettuce with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, top left, and students who attended an event celebrating the partnership between USDA and NASA on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at USDA’s People’s Garden in Washington. Red romaine lettuce was grown in space aboard the International Space Station and was confirmed safe for astronauts to eat after being sent back to Earth for testing.
Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani