Developing the NASA Food System for Long-Duration Missions

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Cooper, Maya ^a   Douglas, Grace ^b   Perchonok, Michele ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Habitability and Human Factors Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Food packaging; Food safety; Mars; Shelf life; Space food

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; COOKING; COSMONAUT; DIET; ELEMENTAL DIET; FOOD; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SPACE FLIGHT; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

ASTRONAUTS; COOKING; DIET; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MICRONUTRIENTS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; TASTE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 79952096533     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01982.x     Document Type: Article

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