Earth Transit of the Sun (from Saturn and L2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wd-a1p-_Kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIVNDTPtyC8

In early August, astronauts aboard the International Space Station ate food they grew onboard, discovering fresh produce can be part of voyaging astronauts' diets while orbiting beyond Earth's atmosphere. The Veggie system, designed by ORBITEC, a company that designs space and bio-production systems, is the first open-air vegetable garden on the ISS. Through careful light manipulation and few resources, it could be the answer to keeping future planetary colonizers fed in unfamiliar environments.

On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 11:53:42 PM UTC-4, William Mook wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wd-a1p-_Kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIVNDTPtyC8

In early August, astronauts aboard the International Space Station ate food they grew onboard, discovering fresh produce can be part of voyaging astronauts' diets while orbiting beyond Earth's atmosphere. The Veggie system, designed by ORBITEC, a company that designs space and bio-production systems, is the first open-air vegetable garden on the ISS. Through careful light manipulation and few resources, it could be the answer to keeping future planetary colonizers fed in unfamiliar environments.

old news skylab grew veggies too.

ost of what ISS does has been tried before

On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12:26:49 AM UTC+12, bob haller wrote:
On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 11:53:42 PM UTC-4, William Mook wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wd-a1p-_Kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIVNDTPtyC8

In early August, astronauts aboard the International Space Station ate food they grew onboard, discovering fresh produce can be part of voyaging astronauts' diets while orbiting beyond Earth's atmosphere. The Veggie system, designed by ORBITEC, a company that designs space and bio-production systems, is the first open-air vegetable garden on the ISS. Through careful light manipulation and few resources, it could be the answer to keeping future planetary colonizers fed in unfamiliar environments.

old news skylab grew veggies too.

ost of what ISS does has been tried before

True - and both are distant echoes of what has been done since the 1950s in nuclear subs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMiiCwQKtNE

Well, I tried to say something about space science's contribution to Earth understanding. I didn't want to say anything that caused negative comment - so, I was very limited in my choices! lol.

The big issue, more controversial, is the Earth's apparent connection to the sun via the solar wind. But this is controversial.