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Food made in space

6 Minute English

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Last November, NASA launched a rocket carrying 4 tonnes of supplies to the ISS. Among the scientific equipment were 12 bottles of red wine from Bordeaux. In today's programme, we'll find out how growing plants in space can develop crops on Earth. And we'll hear how plants can grow in environments with little or no natural light.

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