Its inclusion on the mission serves as a cultural gesture and a scientific opportunity.Nguyen, 33, will fly aboard Blue ...

American astronaut, will make history aboard Blue Origin's first all-female crew mission when transporting symbolic botanical payload from her homeland.

Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that a plant resembling the blue lotus is now marketed online as a soothing flower, one that can be smoked in a vape or infused in tea. There's just one problem ...