Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is photographed conducting botany research.
iss059e038845 (May 2, 2019) — Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is photographed performing a reservoir fill on the Veggie Ponds facility in the Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS). The primary goal of the Veggie PONDS hardware validation test is to demonstrate plant growth in a newly developed plant growing system, Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System (PONDS).