Menu planning for mission to Mars

Menu planning for mission to Mars
In less than a generation, humankind will step foot on Mars. One of the challenges currently being explored is what to eat along the flight (a one-way trip will take about seven months) and what to dine on during the astronauts’ stay on the red planet and their return trip to Earth. Ongoing NASA research is helping to set the table and plan the menu.

Salad Days
Last summer, astronauts aboard the International Space Station harvested red romaine lettuce from…