Tag: space nutrition
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Europe Aims to Turn Space Food into Thin Air: From Urine to Uplifting Meals
Introduction: The big challenge of space nutrition As European space agencies gear up for ambitious missions to the Moon and beyond, one problem looms larger than most: what will astronauts eat? Food in space isn’t just about taste; it’s about safety, nutrition, weight, and waste management. Traditional Earth-based food production isn’t feasible during long-duration flights,…
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ESA Tests Bacterial Powder to Feed Moon and Mars Crews with HOBI-WAN Plan
ESA Trials Bacterial Powder for Deep-Space Nutrition The European Space Agency (ESA) is pushing a bold, science-fiction-inspired route to sustain astronauts on long-duration missions. In a project codenamed HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition), researchers are testing a powdered bacterial product designed to serve as a scalable food source for…
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HOBI-WAN: ESA tests bacteria powder for space nutrition
ESA pioneers a new kind of space nutrition The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a bold step in the quest to sustain astronauts on extended lunar and Martian missions. In a project cheekily dubbed HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition), scientists are testing a powdered form of microscopic life…
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Canada’s Jeremy Hansen Prepares for Artemis II: A Groundbreaking Moon Mission in 2026
Canada’s Historic Artemis II Mission: A Brief Overview Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is on track to fly to the Moon in early 2026 as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission. This bold voyage marks the first time a non-American will travel beyond low Earth orbit, signaling a milestone for Canada in the era of renewed…