Hear from NASA experts about food science, environmental life support, planetary sciences and mission operations from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 16 in Astronaut Gallery.
Presentations include:
- Eating in Space – An Evolution of Food with Dr. Takiyah Sirmons, NASA research scientist supporting advanced food technology
- Smelling Coffee in Space and How This Helps Us Get to Mars with Dr. John Graf, life support systems engineer; Tanya Rogers, Environmental Control 3 and Jacobs colleague and Rawand Rasheed, NASA Space Technology Research Fellow
- Bringing Pieces of Other Worlds to Earth with Dr. Marc Fries, planetary scientist; Dr. Julie Mitchell, curator of ices and organics and Dr. Andrea Harrington, Mars sample curator
This event is included in general admission.
Get a sneak peek into the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) food laboratory in JSC’s podcast:
