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Astronaut posts picture of flower grown in space
California, Jan 18 (IBNS) Astronaut Scott Kelly has shared picture of a flower which he has grown in space.
NASA astronaut is spending a year in space.
Tweeting an image of the Zinnia flower, he said: "How does your garden grow? Here's how my #spaceflower came to bloom."
He said: "#SpaceFlower out in the sun for the first time! #YearInSpace"
It is perhaps the first flower grown in space.
Image: Scott Kelly Twitter page
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