The Fort Pickett Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is taking part in the “Space Chile Grow a Pepper Plant Challenge.”
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The Space Chile Grow a Pepper Plant Challenge is a collaboration between Professor Dr. David Hanson of the University of New Mexico Department of Biology and Jacob Valencia Torres Research Scientist at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The Pepper being grown in Blackstone is a Martinez Chimayo Pepper and it is the same type that is a candidate crop for space flight being grown at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. By taking part in the challenge, the local C.A.P.’s research will be used to make contributions to the research of growing Space Chile. Once a pepper is harvested, it will be shipped to the UNM for analysis.
More information on the challenge can be found, by clicking here.
