In 2021, NASA grew Hatch chile peppers on the International Space Station; over 137 days, the plants produced harvestable fruit with unusually straight stems

In 2021, NASA astronauts successfully cultivated Hatch chile peppers aboard the International Space Station, observing that the lack of gravity caused the plants to develop unusually straight stalks. This experiment, lasting 137 days, resulted in a harvest of 26 peppers. The findings underscore the potential for growing food on extended space missions and provide insights into plant behavior for future agricultural endeavors on the Moon and Mars.