Astronauts plant daisies in space

Following the success of growing lettuce in space, astronauts have now planted zinnia seeds to know more about how the blooms develop in microgravity. The flowers will grow for 60 days.

Scientist Kjell Lindgren has been commissioned to carry out this mission. Lindgren will cultivate plants until early 2016 with a system of water, nutrients and LED lighting in red, blue and green. The current experiment will provide information on how to grow other flowering and fruiting plants in orbit.