The tomatoes were a part of NASAsVeg-05 experiment, a project focusing on growing fruits and vegetables in space.
In 2022, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio harvested the tomatoes and put them in a little bag.
I spent probably 8 to 20 hours of my own time looking for that tomato.
The lost tomatoes were recently recovered after a year of being MIA.Photo: NASA
I wanted to find it mostly so I could prove that I did not eat the tomato.
But we can exonerate him.
We found the tomato, Moghbeli said.
Rubio tending to the tomato harvest on board the ISS.Photo: NASA
They certainly did, but the rogue tomatoes were immediately discarded, according to NASA.
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