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Why are we sending mushrooms to space?

A picture of a white mushroom on a dark background

The astronauts on board the Mir space station had a problem. A big problem. Throughout the station, fungi was growing, covering windows and blanketing air conditioners. How could it possibly have survived the journey from Earth?

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