Curated Video
3 Myths About Astronaut Food
Scientists have come up with some really creative ways to keep astronauts well fed in space for days and months at a time. But you should take some stories about space food with a grain of salt.
SciShow
Why Astronauts Need Farm-to-Table
Growing food in space will be necessary to support the future of space exploration. And it won't be monoculture, either. Here's why astronauts will be growing whole ecosystems in space.
SciShow
Turning Astronaut Pee Into Plastic
NASA recently sponsored new research into turning human waste into useful things, like food and plastic. And it might be used on long-term spaceflight someday.
Next Animation Studio
NASA funds research into deep-sleep journey for Mars astronauts
Astronauts might one day sleep their way to Mars by spending much of the long, arduous journey in hypothermic hibernation chambers. The trip from Earth to Mars takes approximately 200 days, one way. This presents several challenges....
Curated Video
Food in Space
Learn about the International Space Station's menu. From the early days of pureed beef and vegetables in toothpaste-like tubes to the modern era of freeze-dried meals and international cuisine, we learn about the challenges and...
Curated Video
4 Things You're Not Allowed to Do in Space
There are lots of things that you're allowed to do on earth that you absolutely can't if you're an astronaut. Some of them you wouldn't expect.
TED Talks
TED: Gourmet food for the final frontier | Phnam Bagley
What does an in-flight meal look like when you're traveling to Mars? Designer Phnam Bagley envisions a future where astronauts have nourishing, flavorful food reminiscent of home -- a giant leap from their current staple of...
TED Talks
TED: A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food | Lisa Dyson
We're heading for a world population of 10 billion people -- but what will we all eat? Lisa Dyson rediscovered an idea developed by NASA in the 1960s for deep-space travel, and it could be a key to reinventing how we grow food.
AsapSCIENCE
We Ate Like Astronauts | Space Food Diet
What It's Like To Eat Food In Space? We try tasting astronaut food! Follow David Saint-Jacques and the Canadian Space Agency to follow the journey (LINKS BELOW)! Subscribe for more video: http://bit.ly/asapsci Astronaut David...
SciShow
From Old-School Gardening to the Future of Food
From the starter plants in your window to giant agriculture, there's a lot of science to cover before dinner.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Diet Like an Astronaut
Dr. Scott Smith, NASA nutritionist and the manager for nutritional biochemistry, discusses the differences in the way astronauts have to eat in space versus the way we eat here on Earth. HWHAP Episode 43.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Always an Astronaut, with Ken Bowersox
In some ways, spaceflight changes you forever,” says Ken Bowersox. Since he was 7 years old, Ken knew he wanted to become an astronaut. In his astronaut career, he participated in many exciting missions, including an extended stay on the...
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Food
Dr. Takiyah Sirmons, food scientist, talks about space food: what it is, how its packaged, and what happens to an astronauts palate after living in space for several months. HWHAP Episode 4.
Curated Video
What's on the Menu? Food and Culture on the Space Station
In honor of Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn about the intersection of food and culture in space from NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams, whose father immigrated to the U.S. from India, and...
National Geographic
Ants Help Clean New York City By Eating Your Food Scraps | One Strange Rock
Former astronaut Mike Massimino describes how ants help clean the streets of New York City by eating our discarded food scraps in this deleted scene from National Geographic's One Strange Rock. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe...
SciShow
What's It Like to Live in Space? | Compilation
If you want to spend any amount of time in space, you'll have to make adjustments to your lifestyle. From what you eat, to how you go to the bathroom, to regular activities you're simply not allowed to do on the ISS, SciShow Space has...
Curated Video
Should the First Mars Mission Be All Women?
Okay, going to Mars is going to be expensive. Not only that, but who we choose to pick on that trip also needs to have the statistically lowest chance of perishing. So it might be the case that our best scenario is all female crew!
Big Think
Space toilets: How astronauts boldly go where few have gone before | Michelle Thaller
A NASA astronomer explains how astronauts dispose of their, uh, dark matter. - When nature calls in micro-gravity, astronauts must answer. Space agencies have developed suction-based toilets – with a camera built in to ensure all the...
Curated Video
Astronaut ice cream is a lie
Astronaut ice cream — did it really fly? Vox's Phil Edwards investigates, with the help of the Smithsonian and an astronaut. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more: https://www.facebook.com/philedwardsinc1/ Subscribe to...
World Science Festival
Astronaut Diaries: What's on the Menu?
The food the astronauts eat on the International Space Station has to be portable, nutritious, and able to last. This so called "space food" has gained a reputation of sacrificing flavor and texture to achieve this task, but it might not...
Curated Video
Robotic Gardeners & the Future of Food in Deep Space
Tang and freeze-dried ice cream is fun to consume for about five minutes of your life. When you’re 10. But when you’re floating in space, the limited culinary options leave something to be desired. In fact, astronauts on long trips...
Next Animation Studio
NASA growing vegetables in space: astronauts about to harvest lettuce on ISS
NASA astronaut Steve Swanson is scheduled to harvest red Romaine lettuce grown inside the International Space Station on June 10. The plants won't be eaten, but they will be sent back to Earth in September for testing. If the experiment...
Next Animation Studio
Human settlement on Mars by 2023
A Dutch group called Mars One plans to have humans live on Mars by 2023. Starting next year, selected candidates will be put through a 10-year training program preparing for living on Mars. The supply mission will use Space X Heavy to...
Life Noggin
How Long Could You Survive Cut Off From Earth?
With no communication back to Earth, how do you survive trapped in space? Check out William Osman's Channel: ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yJdz-kjfLk Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive Life Noggin merch:...