A flower bloomed in the zero gravity is actually not the first

US astronaut Scott Kelly announced the historic news that a zinnia plant had flowered on the International Space Station (ISS) on his Twitter account, along with a photograph of an orange, 13-petalled flower.
"First ever flower grown in space makes its debut!", he said.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...s-there-is-other-life-out-there-a6818381.html

But, if he'd checked Google, he'd realize that he may be wrong: http://nasawatch.com/archives/2016/01/no-nasa-these-a.html

 

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Nice. Last winter I was quite proud to have risen a summer-flower using artificial light and warmth, against it's natural rhythm, but it still died soon after it flowered. So with this experience in mind, to see the flower in space is quite amazing to me.

And it gives hope that plants can some day help to recycle air and water in space stations or stations on other planets, where drinkabler weater and breathable air are scarse resources.

 

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