Nasa astronauts take first bites of lettuce grown in space: ‘Tastes like arugula’

The bountiful harvest aboard the International Space Station is part of Nasa's Veggie experiment to make spacecrafts more self-sustaining for longer missions

It was one small bite for man, one giant meal for mankind.

On a gustatory adventure never attempted by humanity, astronauts have for the first time dined on a harvest sown in space. The verdict from astronaut Scott Kelly: "Tastes good. Kinda like arugula." It was a strangely appropriate comment, given that arugula is also known as rocket.