Food for the international space station actually needs an 18 years shelf life at a minimum. So what is non safe food? Monkete monts, 18 months, married. Andis tricky, say wi o las, five days in 18 years? Is it 18 months? Tirkey sandwich. Jordan, both o those don't sound good. They don'tsoundad super tasty. O where wat?" "We have to focus on every part of it, which the the ke components of it are the safety, nutrition and flavor," says Dr. Michael Schlossberg.
How good is food in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Jordan Klepper feast on food science and the challenges we face sending food to space with chef Alton Brown, food chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson and NASA food scientist Dr. Grace Douglas.
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