Astronauts living on the International Space Station get regular deliveries via cargo spacecraft with food and essentials but when NASA sends the first humans to Mars those deliveries will take months and astronauts can’t wait that long.
The U.S. space agency is looking for ideas to improve food production on the red planet that meet several important requirements.
These technologies must require minimal resources and produce minimal waste while also providing astronauts the nutrients they need for long-duration missions. [TRENDING: Injunctions filed against girl slammed by deputy | SpaceX launches satellites | OK to dream: Snow in Florida?] To help find solutions to this problem, NASA launched the Deep Space Food Challenge where the