Current dehydrated food for near earth missions, which was developed for zero gravity preparation at NASA's Advanced Food Technology Project at Johnson Space Center, is seen at the center in Houston. NASA is currently planning a mission to Mars, which has gravity, so more options for food preparation, like chopping vegetables, are available as opposed to the dehydrated fare of current space missions.
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published Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
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HOUSTON — Through a labyrinth of hallways deep inside a 1950s-era building that has housed research that dates back to the origins of U.S. space travel, a group of scientists in white coats is stirring, mixing, measuring, brushing and, most important, tasting the end result of their cooking.
