• 2 min read NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space Gianine Figliozzi Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond • NASA’sBioNutrients-3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms to produce these nutrients in space and on demand • The on-demand nature of this experiment is similar to making nutrient-dense fermented foods on Earth, such as how milk is transformed by good bacteria into yogurt • But in this case, there is a focus on producing specific types and quantities of nutrients essential for future space explorers • Samples from BioNutrients-3, along withother valuable experiments, are set to return from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft supporting the company’s 33rd commercial resupply mission for NASA • The spacecraft is set to depart the space station on Thursday, Feb

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  • Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA’s BioNutrients-3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms to produce these nutrients in space and on demand. The on-demand nature of this experiment is similar to making nutrient-dense fermented foods on Earth, such as how milk is transformed by good bacteria into yogurt. But in this case, there is a focus on producing specific types and quantities of nutrients essential for future space explorers. Samples from BioNutrients-3, along wi

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