Food that's practical for outer-space consumption has to meet a slew of requirements: It has to be portable, it has to be lightweight, and it has to provide a diverse array of the nutrients astronauts need to function. The AM Rocks team from Michigan's Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center took on the challenge, and their Solar Flare Star Bar -- a finely-tuned mixture of whole oats, dried fruit, puffed rice, vitamins, and minerals, with a smidgen of cinnamon for flavor -- meets NASA's space-food criteria. (Taste-testers gave it a big thumbs-up, to boot.)
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This is 3D!?
I have gotta have this!
These people are in high school?! I'm humbled and optimistic about the next generation of researchers!
@denisengo
SAME! It's so awesome. eye <3 the future.
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Kudos on the idea, Javier Fernandez-Han, but they've been used for a while. They're called "air wells".
Don't give up though, it's a good idea. Maybe you can make it better. ;)
I was in this competition; the space nutrition category. We were finalists. The competition just ended last week over the weekend. The winners were announced on Saturday at the NASA Ames Research Center. I think we got second place. They only announced first place, but we are certain we were very close to winning. There were tons of interesting speakers there. For example, Richard Garriott, an astronaut who is the pioneer in the commercial space industry.
Hey everyone,
If you are interested in any of our ideas and want to help out our team make these exciting concept into a reality feel free to email me. My email address is dmoghavem@milkenschool.org.
Thank you for your responses,
David Moghavem