Missing Space-Grown Tomato Found After Eight Months
Astronaut Frank Rubio, previously accused of eating the missing fruit, is exonerated as NASA's experiment yields unexpected results.
- NASA astronauts have found the first tomato ever grown in space, which had been missing for eight months.
- The tomato was grown by American astronaut Frank Rubio, who holds the record for the longest spaceflight at 370 days.
- The tomato was part of a NASA experiment to grow produce in space for longer-term missions.
- Rubio was accused of eating the missing tomato, but has now been exonerated with the discovery of the fruit.
- The condition and location of the found tomato have not been disclosed.