Moore, a space nutritionist, partnered with NASA and SpaceX to send the first mushrooms into orbit.

They comprise a range of species that taxonomists have argued over ever since Christiaan ... All are considered delicacies in mushroom circles. "“The morel is the first mushroom of the year ...

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

First, mushrooms grow really rapidly ... so they help close that loop in agriculture. If you've ever gone to a nursery and got mushroom compost that's treated with mushroom substrate, you know ...