Trial to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

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BBC News Realistic artist impression of a box about to be ejected into orbit. The Earth appears in the background, the white cover, bearing the name of the space cargo firm Atmos, has already been ejected and has begun its descent.BBC News

Artwork: The experiment will orbit the Earth for three hours before returning to Earth and splashing down off the coast of Portugal

Steak, mashed potatoes and deserts for astronauts could soon be grown from individual cells in space if an…

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