NASA astronaut Frank Rubio spent hours looking for a tomato that floated away on the International Space Station. Eight months later, his colleagues finally found it.

The remains of a tiny tomato lost by NASA astronaut Frank Rubio after an off-Earth harvest in March finally showed up on the International Space Station (ISS), more than eight months later.

“Our good friend Frank Rubio, who headed home [already], has been blamed for quite a while for eating the tomato. But we can exonerate him. We found the tomato,” NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli said during a livestreamed event on Wednesday (Dec. 6) that celebrated the ISS’ 25th anniversary. (Moghbeli did not elaborate where the tomato was found, or what condition it was in).

  • Nacktmull@lemm.ee
    20·
    7 months ago

    Each ISS astronaut received samples of the tomatoes after the March 29, 2023 harvest, but Rubio’s share — stored in a Ziploc bag — floated away before he could take a bite.

    The tragedy is truly unbearable! Imagine living on space rations and loosing your one chance of eating something fresh and tasty T_T

  • Boinkage@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 months ago

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