Hungry and going to Mars? I hope the greenies have more than just oil...

[Deja Q]

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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=339634&page=1

Dec. 20, 2004 — Hungry? Chances are you can satisfy your craving pretty easily. But imagine you are encased in a small craft hurdling some 30 million miles from Earth and there's nothing good in the fridge — actually, there's no fridge.

It's a scenario that NASA is working hard to avoid, especially as it looks toward a possible future manned mission to Mars. But recent events show how tricky supplying adequate and appealing food in space can be.

More in article.


Anyone else find it humorous that NASA and the gub'mint would rather spend millions to find a way to preserve food on a cold environment rather than feeding people here on the only planet we've got in the neighboorhood worth living in?

Indeed, it's cold in space. Just tether the box outside the airlock and the food will remain neatly frozon for up to a year.

Now spend those millions on a decent propulsion system. :crazy: