Vickie Kloeris, a food scientist and retired manager of space food systems for NASA, said, “If you look at the history of the space program, humanity in general has benefited from the ...

Kendall Howie, a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University, is researching how electron beam processing could improve the food ...

“Maintaining the sense of taste is another challenge,” said Kesan. “Microgravity can dull taste buds. So space food is often ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA astronauts have accomplished something incredible while on board the International Space Station, and it could help them take much longer missions to places ...

In a live stream Tuesday, he and other members of the NASA Expedition 72 crew pulled out a container of food, some of which then floated around them in the weightlessness of space. “We’ve got ...

Humans have unfortunately not yet evolved the ability to photosynthesize or recharge from an electricity source, which is why astronauts well into the future of spaceflight will need to have ...

Interstellar Lab's prototype NuCLEUS (Nutritional Closed-Loop Eco-Unit System) won NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge in August, a three-year space-cuisine competition that drew more than 300 teams ...

In recent years, NASA has done just that with its Cassini ... However, this hydrogen could serve a very important purpose: food for alien microbes. That's exactly what some of the hydrogen here ...

With the mission extended, ensuring a steady supply of food and oxygen is critical. NASA regularly conducts resupply missions to the ISS, delivering additional food, fuel, and other essentials to ...