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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education Program Specialist Aleksandra Korobov, right, and Presidential Management Fellow Ruth Siboni, left, talks with visitors about test station "Veggie #1" is on display during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Harvest Festival on Friday, October 30, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The festival celebrates the end of the 2015-growing season in the People’s Garden, at the USDA Farmers Market. Activities include harvesting the type of red leaf lettuce growing onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and talks about space gardening and this space-farm-to-fork mission, and more. the growing station controls the wavelength (color) of light and its (brightness) intensity. The base provides watering from below the plant. It's sister unit "Veggie #01" is in orbit aboard the ISS. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education Program Specialist Aleksandra Korobov, right, and Presidential Management Fellow Ruth Siboni, left, talks with visitors about test station "Veggie #1" is on display during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Harvest Festival on Friday, October 30, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The festival celebrates the end of the 2015-growing season in the People’s Garden, at the USDA Farmers Market. Activities include harvesting the type of red leaf lettuce growing onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and talks about space gardening and this space-farm-to-fork mission, and more. the growing station controls the wavelength (color) of light and its (brightness) intensity. The base provides watering from below the plant. It's sister unit "Veggie #01" is in orbit aboard the ISS. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.