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Lettuce tell you something. 🥬

Growing food in space isn’t easy, and it’s key to NASA’s #Artemis missions, where astronauts will live and work on the Moon.

Data from NASA’s Open Science Data Repository show that lettuce grown aboard the Space Station contained up to 31% less calcium and 25% less magnesium than Earth lettuce, vital nutrients for bone and muscle health.

These insights help NASA scientists understand how to keep future Artemis astronauts strong and healthy on longer missions, while exploring ways to bioengineer crops that are more nutritious for space.

More: go.nasa.gov/3XbRIIx
Source: @NASAScience_
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