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Explore NASA innovations at Technology Day

Eating in Space – An Evolution of Food

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:

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