Let's talk basics: food. Astronauts need to eat ... could be an ideal part of a space ecosystem, since astronauts could feed them excess plant material and then harvest their droppings for ...

Until the day we can reliably grow many types of food in space, or that Milliways, that five-star eatery at the end of the universe is operational, astronauts and other space-bound travelers will ...

in soil samples brought back to Earth by Apollo Astronauts. UF Research Professor Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul says it took the seeds ...

Duckweed is an abundant plant in many parts of the world and researchers are testing if it can be grown in space.

Interstellar Lab's prototype NuCLEUS (Nutritional Closed-Loop Eco-Unit System) won $1 million in prizes during NASA's Deep ...

Astronauts eat the food straight out of the packet ... Mike Hopkins wrote in experiment notes after tasting the mustard plant. This was nothing like crêpes I've had before.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) face dietary challenges due to limited fresh food options. While pre-packaged meals meet their nutritional needs, concerns arose about ...

When you think of space food, you might think of a very basic dehydrated or tube based meal that you have to quickly scoff before it floats away. In reality, the way astronauts eat and the variety ...

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio worked on plant-growing experiments during his ... the botany investigation is to create a continuous fresh food production system to sustain astronauts traveling ...