SCOUT· 60%17m·2026-07-30·ScienceHow can astronaut food be better?
Astronaut food is not known as a frontier of culinary imagination, unless you count rehydrated shrimp cocktail. As NASA prepares for longer trips to the moon and Mars, is space cuisine ready for an overhaul? Flora speaks with retired astronaut Clayton Anderson, who spent 167 days in space, and chef David Skinner, who…
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“Really fun interesting topic! I hope all the astronauts have as good humor as Clayton!”
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