December 2017
Dressing up for space
... guidance of ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA suggested that the focus should also include health and nutrition. The aim was to find a relationship between life in space and life on Earth, and connect the two...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... thus releasing the nutritious interior components of the algae. Due to the amount of biomass required for human nutrition, the opportunity to use algae as a food supplement to provide fresh nutrients seems especially promising to pursue. Early days...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... cumulative data collected allows for long-term management and mitigation of various physical stressors (sleep, fatigue, nutrition, etc.). This information allows the flight surgeon to efficiently manage crew health and optimize task management...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... functions interact. For the nearer-term, pre-packaged food will be used for the bulk of a crews’ nutritional needs but it is expected that some capability to produce fresh food supplements will also need to be included before...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
...’ - a working model of which was in the Science Museum. He also wrote one of the first books about balanced nutrition and diet, called ‘The LABB System for Health’, published in 1949, so I have an almost inherited passion for...
August 2020
Opportunities for young people in the space sector
..., such as Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut, an international challenge which focuses on topics in space, science, fitness and nutrition. Citizen science portals like Zooniverse offer free and online-accessible activities that teachers can use ...
