Taiwan sends plant seeds into space

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Dec-08 Tue 13:30

https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9275309/taiwan-sends-plant-seeds-into-space/

2020-Dec-08 Tue 13:30

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A cargo capsule carrying seeds from four plant species provided by Taiwan is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) after launching from the U.S. state of Florida on Sunday (Dec. 6). The seeds were among supplies transported by SpaceX using its newly upgraded Dragon spacecraft. They were…

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