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NASA sent 12.5M tomato seeds to space in 1984; by 1990, 40,000 schools in 40 countries grew them
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a environment story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 11:30 UTC. The headline in use is “NASA sent 12.5M tomato seeds to space in 1984; by 1990, 40,000 schools in 40 countries grew them”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In 1984, NASA initiated the SEEDS project aimed at exploring how the space environment affects plant growth. Participants, comprising approximately 3.
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NASA sent 12.5M tomato seeds to space in 1984; by 1990, 40,000 schools in 40 countries grew them
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