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强化练6C、D篇专练(2)

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“That’sgreat,”saidNASAastronautKjellLindgren,afterheateapieceofredlettucethatwasgrowninaspecialbox.“Tastesgood,”agreedtheU.S.astronautScottKelly,whoisspendingoneyearattheresearchstation.“Kindoflikearugula,”Scottadded,thenusedsmallbottlestospreadextravirginoliveoilandvinegaronhisleaf,muchasonemightspreadmustardonahotdog.

NASAsaysthatifspaceexplorerscangrowtheirownfoodwhiletheyareawayfromtheearth,theywouldbemorelikelytosurvivethedeepspaceexploration,whichcanlastmonthsorevenyears.WithnowaytoresupplyaspacecraftmakingalongjourneytoandfromMars,theabilitytogrowfoodduringthetripwillbekeytosurvive.“Forus,havingtheabilitytogrowourownfoodisabigstepinthatdirection,”hesaid.?

RayWheeler,NASA’sleadscientistforadvancedlifesupportactivitiesatKennedySpaceCenterinFloridaalsosaidfreshfoodssuchastomatoes,blueberriesandredlettucecouldhaveapositiveimpactonpeople’smoodsandalsocouldprovidesomeprotectionagainstradiationinspace.

Theredromainelettucewasgrowninaspecialplant-growingboxcalledaVeggieunitthatwasbuiltbyOrbitalTechnologiesCorporationinMadison,Wisconsin,andwasflowntospaceaboardtheSpace-XDragoncargoship.Theseedsarecontainedinrootingpillows,whichcomecompletewithsoilandfertilizer.Sincewatercannotbepouredinspace,aspecialirrigationsystemdeliversmoisturetotheplantpillowsfrombelow.

Theseedswere“activated”byScottonJuly8andgrewfor33days.OnMonday,Lindgrenusedtongstoharvestthelettucefromitsgrowingbox,beforeattachingtheleavescarefullytoatray.Hecleanedthemandhandedthem,inafood-safebag,toScottandJapaneseastronautKimiyaYui.TheysavedacoupleofleavesforRussiancosmonautsMikhailKornienkoandGennadyPadalka,whowereoutsidethestationdoingaspacewalk.

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