Lost Tomato Found: Astronauts Recover Missing Space Crop

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Lost Tomato Found: Astronauts Recover Missing Space Crop
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Astronaut Frank Rubio, who spent a record-setting 371 days in space, inadvertently lost a tiny tomato during his mission on the International Space Station (ISS). The tomato, part of an experiment on growing red robin tomatoes in space, floated away in the low-gravity environment and remained missing until recently. Fellow astronauts on the ISS discovered the tomato, clearing Rubio's name from accusations of eating it. The details of who found the tomato and where it was located on the space station were not revealed.

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