Pushing the Boundaries of Food Development
NASA panel explores challenges of space food development and highlights cutting-edge research breakthroughs with the potential to benefit earthbound consumers.
Imagine the challenge of developing food that has a five- to seven-year shelf life. That’s the Herculean task that faces NASA product developers working to create food for astronauts on a mission to Mars. A panel of experts in an IFT FIRST featured session on Tuesday explored the complexities of that undertaking and the scientific and technical innovations that are emerging from research efforts now underway.
Work by NASA scientists and its research partners ultimately will benefit the resi…
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