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The Moon, Mars, and Beyond
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Food, oxygen, and water recovery: crops could help sustain life beyond Earth 🌱 With 36+ years at NASA, Ray Wheeler brings pioneering expertise in space agriculture to the Consortium, helping shape integrated food systems for longer missions.
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This afternoon I moderated "Beyond Rations: The Challenge of Dining in Deep Space" at IAC 2026 in Antalya, organised by the @DeepSpaceFood .
The idea behind it was simple: food on a long mission isn't catering, it's infrastructure, and it touches everything else in the habitat. After the panel, the room split into tables and worked through a lunar mission scenario themselves. The cards they filled in will feed into DSFC's roadmap.
Thank you to Robyn Gatens, Kyunghwan Kim, Annie Shelton, Jarin Chu and Tor Blomqvist for the conversation, to Angela Herblet and the DSFC team for putting it together, and to everyone who stayed and did the work at the tables on the last day of the congress.
Photos: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
Meet Vickie Kloeris: Over 34 years in NASA’s space food systems, including 29 managing Shuttle and ISS food systems. She brings that expertise to the Deep Space Food Consortium’s Council, helping guide food systems that support astronaut nutrition and well-being.
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NASA has selected 5 U.S. winners as part of the agency's Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table 🍽️ This competition sought innovative solutions for space food systems that would provide safe, nutritious meals to astronauts living and working in space.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4hpET71
How do we build a food system for people living on the Moon, and what would it take to adapt it for a journey to Mars and beyond? 🪐 At @IAC2026Antalya, we’ll explore this in an interactive fishbowl discussion with Consortium members and our wider community. Join us!
What will astronauts eat on the Moon or Mars? 🌱🚀
Join Tor Blomqvist at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on September 18th for Science Today: Humanity in Space to explore why feeding crews in deep space will take more than growing plants.
Details: nobelprizemuseum.se/en/event…
Food is more than fuel, especially in deep space. Microgravity, stress and isolation can change how astronauts experience food. Future food systems must support not only nutrition, but also psychological well-being, morale and crew cohesion. Learn why: deepspacefood.org/blog-1/bey…
Why can’t astronauts live on nutrient bars and shakes alone? Because food must be enjoyed to fulfill its purpose. Supporting both physical and psychological well-being is essential to mission success. Read more: deepspacefood.org/blog-1/bey…
We may have the technology to bring humans to the Moon, but we do not yet have the food systems needed to sustain them. Nutrition, shelf life, resupply, radiation, taste and crew well-being are all part of the challenge 👉 deepspacefood.org/blog-1/wha…
Food innovation for space ✨can also strengthen life on planet Earth 🌍 Our work with @taste_smell_day will explore how sensory science supports both deep space missions and a more resilient Earth tasteandsmell.org/taste-and-…
Taste and smell can influence appetite, nutrition, well-being, and importantly - mission success. Through its Space Sensory Lab, @taste_smell_day is collaborating with the Consortium to bring sensory science and human factors to space food innovation. tasteandsmell.org/taste-and-…
From 2021-2024, the Deep Space Food Challenge engaged over 300 innovators from over 30 countries. Now, @Challenge_Works and the Consortium are exploring the next prizes needed to close critical gaps in space food systems. Learn more 👇challengeworks.org/news/why-…
Going to space requires supplies. Being in space requires closed-loop systems that can sustain human life with less reliance on Earth. 🏆 Challenge prizes can help unlock the tech needed to make that possible: challengeworks.org/news/why-… @Challenge_Works
Heading to COSPAR 2026? We’ll be there too! Meet Annie, our Director of Science & Research, and attend her talk, which draws on insights from the Consortium’s ongoing initiatives, including our Mars to Table Challenge!
📢🚨 Final call for NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table. Register here: innobear.floor23digital.com/…
Before registration closes for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table on July 31, join us for our final webinar, "Final Stretch: Reminders and Q&A" to review important reminders, ask questions, and make sure you're prepared before the deadline: event.webinarjam.com/lr38m/r…
Mars to Table teams: join "Ask the Experts" on June 4 to get guidance, hear from past winners, and submit questions: event.webinarjam.com/lr38m/r…
Join leading space food experts to tackle key design considerations shaping the future of space food systems. Participate in our live discussions and get practical Mars to Table Challenge guidance: event.webinarjam.com/lr38m/l…
👋 Quick update: Our Meals for Mars webinar has moved to 11 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT (from 1-2 p.m.)
Join this interactive session with key experts from NASA, industry, and academia for a discussion on advancing the future of space food systems!
👉 event.webinarjam.com/lr38m/l…
In 2 weeks, we’re bringing together NASA, industry, and academic experts to explore:
🍝 The past, present, and future of space food
🌐Why a systems-level approach is critical for deep space
🎯How our M2T Challenge is driving this forward
Join us live: event.webinarjam.com/lr38m/r…
