Creating a Menu Cycle for a Space Mission
Objective :
Students will simulate the work of NASA food scientists by creating a ten-day food cycle for a space mission.
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Resources :
Video : The Space Food Laboratory
A 1000-day mission and six crew members, each needing four pounds of nutritious and tasty food per day. Variety is a must. That's what Dr. Michele Perchonok and the other food science specialists and dieticians at NASA's Johnson Space Center are up against, as they develop food for a mission to Mars.
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