NASA investigates 3D food printing; Raising the bar on nutrition research

NASA investigates 3D food printing
What will future astronauts eat during their multi-year mission to Mars? That’s a big challenge since there are no supermarkets or farm stands along the way and probably no room for a kitchen or pantry on the spaceship. To find a solution to this problem, U.S. space agency NASA has awarded a $125,000
contract to Systems and Materials Research Consultancy (SMRC), Austin, Texas, to study the feasibility of using additive manufacturing, better known as 3D …