Basil Orbits Earth

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The Materials on the International Space Station Experiment-3 or MISSE 3 was attached to the outside of the space station in August 2006. The suitcase-sized container is filled with hundreds of materials including basil seeds to study how each is aff ...
The Materials on the International Space Station Experiment-3, or MISSE 3, was attached to the outside of the space station in August 2006. The suitcase-sized container is filled with hundreds of materials, including basil seeds, to study how each is affected by the space environment. Credit: NASA

You'll never guess what was in Barbara Morgan's pocket when she blasted off from Kennedy Space Center last week onboard space shuttle Endeavour.


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