Lost Tomato Found: Astronaut Exonerated as Colleagues Locate Valuable Space Crop
Astronaut Frank Rubio lost a tomato he had harvested in space, leading to a lighthearted mystery that lasted for months. Despite spending hours searching for it, Rubio was unable to find the tomato before returning to Earth. However, during a recent news conference, the remaining crew members on the International Space Station revealed that they had located the tomato, exonerating Rubio from accusations of eating it. The state of the tomato was not specified, but Rubio believed it had likely shriveled beyond recognition due to the high humidity in space. Rubio's extended stay on the space station set a record for the longest time a US astronaut has spent in microgravity.