The most advanced chamber on the station, about the size of a mini fridge, has precise sensors monitoring the conditions inside, and all astronauts need to do is ... you can’t grow a salad ...

The challenge is looking for innovative ways to grow food in space as well as in harsh ... come up with maybe some new ideas and ways to do things just a little bit better, or maybe a lot better ...

Despite the harsh space environment aboard the space station, the salad rocket was still able to grow once planted back on Earth, albeit at a slower rate. But for longer space journeys ...