Alain Ducasse to create astronaut meals Michelin-starred French celebrity chef Alain Ducasse was selected by NASA to prepare a gourmet feast for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Festive menus and 25 meals like lobster and celeriac puree, duck confit with capers and chocolate cake will be served on special occasions aboard the Internation Space … Read more
NASA will be producing its own food in orbit for the first time ever In the near future, the astronauts will be able to develop their own sustainable and fresh food source. NASA announced through the space agency’s Vegetable Production System (VEGGIE) program that it looks to grow fresh veggies, 230 miles above the Earth. … Read more
Love and passion comes through the stomach. With this in mind, a team of scientists with the NASA-funded Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue and Simulation project (HI-SEAS) is working to develop more appetizing and healthy foods for long-term space travel, as space agencies prepare to send astronauts on two-to-three year missions to Mars. In March 2013, … Read more