Last week, when SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket bound for the International Space Station, it carried with it a student project that will determine whether oyster mushrooms can grow in space. One section contains spores for oyster mushrooms, comparable to the seeds of a plant. An astronaut’s diet in space can be quite restrictive, but a group of Ryerson University students are hoping to add a new option to the menu. The experiment is part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, which is run by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. Ryerson undergraduates competed in groups of about five along with high school students interested in science.

Source: thestar July 27, 2016 09:56 UTC