Moore, a space nutritionist, partnered with NASA and SpaceX to send the first mushrooms into orbit.

Among them, as Ars noted, is the plan to become the first mushroom growers in space — but "they’re not the ones you’re thinking," Philips told the website. Instead, per a Fram2 statement ...

"Successfully growing edible mushrooms in space represents a significant milestone for space exploration and sustainable nutrition." ...

The crew will conduct 22 experiments, including taking the first X-ray and growing mushrooms. The three-to-five-day flight is being lofted into space by a Falcon 9 booster. The mission is named ...

For the first time, the "Mission MushVroom" experiment on SpaceX's Fram2 mission will attempt to grow mushrooms in space. Left: Zinnmann via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0. Right ...

Flávia Fayet-Moore is a nutrition scientist studying how oyster mushrooms grow in space. She consulted with NASA and SpaceX to send the first fungi into orbit on a 3-day flight. Fayet-Moore says ...

Astronauts will attempt to grow mushrooms in space for the first time during SpaceX's upcoming Fram2 mission. Launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as early as Monday (March 31), the Fram2 ...