space food
Plants Growing in Space are at Risk from Bacterial Infections
I have spent the last few years thinking, perhaps assuming that astronauts live off dried food, prepackaged and sent from…
9 months ago
Plants can grow in lunar regolith, but they’re not happy about it
NASA is sending astronauts back to the Moon by the end of this decade, and hope to send humans to…
2 years ago
First Space Zinnia Blooms and Catches Sun’s Rays on Space Station
The first Zinnia flower to bloom in space is dramatically catching the sun’s rays like we have never seen before…
9 years ago
A Salad Bar for the Space Station
Freeze-dried bags of dehydrated "astronaut food" may seem like a fun novelty for school kids on Earth, but despite all…
11 years ago
NASA Looks at 3-D Food Printer for Star Trek-like Replicator
The International Space Station may soon have its very own Star Trek food replicator. Earlier this week, NASA awarded a…
11 years ago