First in Space

June 16th, 2014 | Posted in: Did You Know

Well, it just goes to show to show you – Wisconsin potatoes are truly out of this world.

• Potatoes were the first vegetable to be grown in space.
• UW-Madison and NASA created technology to feed astronauts on long voyages in 1995.

Related links:

http://www.potatogoodness.com/all-about-potatoes/potato-fun-facts-history/

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/spacespuds.html