Space Food for Thought: Challenges and Considerations for Food and Nutrition on Exploration Missions

Douglas et al discuss the challenges and considerations for food and nutrition on exploration missions. Developing a food system for Mars missions will be tremendously more challenging than for lunar or ISS missions. A likely Mars mission has crews spending 6 mo speeding away from their home planet:...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition 2020-09, Vol.150 (9), p.2242-2244
Main Authors: Douglas, Grace L, Zwart, Sara R, Smith, Scott M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
astronaut
Astronauts
Exploration
Food
food system
Humans
Mars
Mars missions
microgravity
Moon
Nutrition
Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Status
Palatability
space
Space exploration
Space Flight
Space missions
Stability criteria
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Summary:Douglas et al discuss the challenges and considerations for food and nutrition on exploration missions. Developing a food system for Mars missions will be tremendously more challenging than for lunar or ISS missions. A likely Mars mission has crews spending 6 mo speeding away from their home planet: a journey analogous to an ISS trip but without the occasional deliveries of fresh foods. Any space food system must meet basic criteria including safety, stability, and palatability.
ISSN:0022-3166
1541-6100
DOI:10.1093/jn/nxaa188