Japanese astronauts will grow cucumbers on the universe

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will fly to space on June 8 along with Russian and American astronauts Sergei Volkov and Michael Fossum.

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. (Source: AP ).

Furukawa said that he will grow cucumbers on the ISS to see if future astronauts can grow their own crops. Worried about the health situation of astronauts before the flight into space, Furukawa, Fossum and Volkov are in special quarantine to prevent the spread of disease, especially the outbreak of E.coli. Europe.

The 53-year-old astronaut South Dakota is the oldest member of the flight crew, and is involved in the design and assembly of ISS. Volkov said he will grow tomatoes, and jokes that astronauts hope to be allowed to make salads in the universe.

Japan is trying to raise the standard of cooking in the universe. The astronaut, Soichi Noguchi, even made sushi when he was on the space station last year. Three astronauts Fossum, Furukawa and Volkov will return to Earth in November.