Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz
Maggie wearing the Space Food Helmet for a Zero-G flight. Photo: Tony Luong
Dehydrated eggs. Airborne tortillas. Pouches of chicken. Tang. Work up an appetite for space food with artist, designer and Astrobromatologist, Maggie Coblentz. She shares how the intersection of design and science led her skyward, doing experiments on zero G flights and shipping miso into space. We also talk: Martian gardening, stinky roommates, booze bans, contraband corned beef, velcro fatigue, the ethics of space tourism, how to make barbecued wings in orbit, and addressing the conspiracy of astronaut ice cream.
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Links to things we discussed:
The Martian (film) - Wikipedia
Indicators show potatoes can grow on Mars
The Science Behind The Martian: Can We Farm on Mars?
Detoxifying Mars: the biocatalytic elimination of omnipresent perchlorates - NASA
Tang! The space-age drink that’s still a worldwide staple | CNN
Tang and the Space Myth: What NASA Didn’t Invent - The SpaceInfo Club
The Second Man on the Moon Wants You to Know That Tang Sucks | Military.com
How an Astronaut Smuggled a Sandwich Into Space
Growing Plants in Space - NASA
Video: unboxing freeze-dried steak video
How Do Astronauts Get Drinking Water on the ISS?
NASA Achieves Water Recovery Milestone on International Space Station
NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled) | Space
Space cookies: First food baked in space by astronauts
The story behind the first batch of cookies in space and the first zero-gravity oven | CNN
Deep Space Food Challenge - NASA
Could This Space Oven Allow Astronauts to Finally Cook in Space?
Space Station 20th: Food on ISS - NASA
Space food in different countries « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum
Space is the Best Place to Eat Ice Cream | Smithsonian Institution
ESA - Out-of-this-world cuisine
ESA - A pinch of France in space
Food in Space | JAXA Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate
JAXA | Japanese Cuisine Sustains Space Development
Eating in space: Learn about space food | Canadian Space Agency
NASA Space Food Formulations: Rehydratable Foods
NASA Space Food Formulations: Thermostabilized Foods
Why do food and drink taste different in space? | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
What does the International Space Station smell like? - The Hill
What does the International Space Station smell like? - Sky at Night Magazine
Vomit in space? Astronaut tells why that's not so easy
What happens if you get diarrhea in space?
Space Food Helmet - Maggie Coblentz
Overview ‹ Tasting Menu in Zero G — MIT Media Lab
What’s it like to design a meal that floats? | The Tech
The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight | Science
What Do Astronauts Eat in Space?
NASA builds menu for planned Mars mission in 2030s
Alcohol and spaceflight - Wikipedia
Why astronauts are banned from getting drunk in space
Beer in space: A short but frothy history | New Scientist
Does altitude affect how you react to alcohol? - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Is Altitude Sickness Worse When Drinking Alcohol?
Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)
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