A case of wine and vines have returned to the Earth after a year spent aging in space.
A SpaceX capsule with 12 bottles of Bordeaux wine and 3-hundred-20 grapevines on board,… when it splashed down on Wednesday.
The mission to space was part of a startup's project to find new ways of growing plants, to tackle a potential food crisis, and as part of a taste enhancement and conservation study.
Scientists will see the impact of microgravity and space radiation on the vines, while expert tasters will pop open a bottle or two for tasting.