Tomato Seeds in space
Photographs of Mike Fincke and the tomato seeds on orbit.
Fincke holds a bag of tomato seeds for the EPO Tomatosphere II project in the SM during Expedition 9
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and Science Officer (FE/SO) Edward (Mike) Fincke holds a bag of tomato seeds to be used in the Educational Payload Operations (EPO-9) Tomatosphere II project. These seeds will be given to Canadian students to use in seed growth experiments. Fincke is in the Zvezda Service Module wearing a blue jumpsuit with an American flag across the top.
Fincke stands beside a floating bag of tomato seeds for the EPO Tomatosphere II project in the SM during Expedition 9
Expedition 9 Flight Engineer and Science Officer (FE/SO) Edward (Mike) Fincke stands near a bag of tomato seeds that is floating in the Zvezda Service Module (SM). The seeds are to be used in the Educational Payload Operations (EPO-9) Tomatosphere II project and will be given to Canadian students to use in seed growth experiments. Fincke is wearing a blue jumpsuit with an American flag across the top.
A bag of tomato seeds floats in the Node 1 module as part of the Tomatosphere II Project during Expedition 9
A bag of tomato seeds floats in the Node 1/Unity module in front of the aft hatch during Expedition 9. The seeds are part of the Educational Payload Operations (EPO-9) Tomatosphere II project and will be distributed to Canadian students when they are returned to Earth. Storage bags are visible inside the Pressurized Mating Adapter 1 (PMA 1) in the background.
A bag of tomato seeds floats in the Node 1 module as part of the Tomatosphere II Project during Expedition 9
Close up view of a bag of tomato seeds floating in the Node 1/Unity module in front of the aft hatch during Expedition 9. The seeds are part of the Educational Payload Operations (EPO-9) Tomatosphere II project and will be distributed to Canadian students when they are returned to Earth.
ISS009E15368 - A bag of tomato seeds for the Tomatosphere II project sit on an Orlan suit inside Node 1 during Expedition 9
A bag of tomato seeds sits on a stowed Orlan Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit inside the Unity/Node 1 module during Expedition 9. The seeds are part of the Educational Payload Operations (EPO-9) Tomatosphere II project and will be distributed to Canadian students when they are returned to Earth.
Tomatosphere is sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Heinz Canada Ltd, HeinzSeed, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Stokes Seeds and the University of Guelph.
