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Three people in protective coats and hairnets are gathered around a table where purple vegetation has grown on slotted trays. The woman in the forefront of the photo uses small snips to harvest the vegetation and place it in a clear container placed on a scale.

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As part of the Deep Space Food Challenge, “Simunauts” from The Ohio State University harvest vegetation from a food production system designed to grow food for astronauts on long-duration space missions.

Image Credit: Credit: NASA/Savannah Bullard 
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