Eat Like a Martian

Houston We Have a Podcast

Katie Konans

Science

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Grace Douglas, lead scientist for NASA's Advanced Food Technology at the Johnson Space Center, shares the challenges of supplying food for a trip to Mars. Douglas describes the importance of variety, preservation, and farming on this sixth episode of our Mars Monthly series. HWHAP Episode 164.

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0:00.0	Houston, we have a podcast.
0:02.0	Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,
0:05.0	episode 164, Eat Like a Martian.
0:08.0	I'm Gary Jordan, and I'll be your host today.
0:10.0	On this podcast we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, astronauts all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.
0:17.0	Our Mars Monthly Series continues.
0:20.0	Last month we chatted with Chel Stromgren on what to pack inside of a Mars transport
0:26.0	habitat on a human mission to Mars.
0:29.0	Well, one of those critical items that you'll need to prepare for not only the trip to Mars but something you'll need on Mars and back from Mars is food and plenty of it.
0:39.0	On this episode we'll be focusing on how we're thinking about food from Mars, what kinds of food, how to preserve it, and even if they will farm it.
0:47.0	So here to go into detail on food for a human mission to Mars is Dr. Grace Douglas, lead
0:52.1	scientist for NASA's advanced food technology here at the Johnson
0:55.6	Space Center. I hope you're hungry because we're about to eat like a Martian with Dr.
0:59.8	Grace Douglas. Enjoy. Enjoy. T-minus 2nd, county.
1:14.0	Mark.
1:15.0	A Lonsky mid-life,
1:16.0	Lonsky mid-life circuit, correct.
1:18.0	Now here she goes.
1:19.0	Isn't, we have a podcast. Dr. Grace Douglas.
1:27.0	Thanks so much for coming on Houston.
1:28.0	We have a podcast today.
1:30.0	Great to be with you and talk about my two favorite things space and food.
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