Broccoli, the king of vegetables, has taken the leap to space! This is not a drill. We have successfully launched a head of broccoli into orbit, and it's looking fabulous.
Why did we do it? We did it because someone had to. Someone had to push the boundaries of human knowledge, to explore the unknown, and to bring a little bit more joy to the vast expanse of space.
Our broccoli, named "Brocky," is currently floating in a specially designed space-proof container, surrounded by a network of tiny, high-tech sensors and cameras, capturing its every move. We're learning so much from this experiment, from the effects of zero gravity on its florets to the optimal ways to keep it from getting too wilted in space.
Read about our other space-faring vegetable, Lettuce, here!