The story of how space scientists were able to recover the material and bring it back to Earth is just as exciting.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

And the team at Goddard Space Flight Center was testing extremely small amounts of material.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

It covers more space with less material than any other building ever designed.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

As with every float, each square centimeter of space must be covered with flowers or other organic material, including moss,seeds, bark and plant fiber.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30