Futuristic canned space drinks could spice up that three year trip to Mars
A new customizable beverage for astronauts aims to enhance their diet during long space missions. The drink, which comes in various flavors and sweetness levels, is fortified with omega-3 fatty acids to address nutritional deficiencies in space. While the current version has a flat consistency and a fishy taste, it offers a potential solution to the monotony of space food.
- ▪The drink is designed to provide astronauts with a variety of flavors and sweetness options.
- ▪It is enriched with omega-3 fatty acids, which are often lacking in astronauts' diets.
- ▪The beverage aims to help mitigate the harmful effects of microgravity on astronauts' health.
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The roughly soda can-sized drink comes in various flavors and sweetness levels that astronauts can choose from. ACS Food Science & Technology Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Email address Sign up Thank you! Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Space is undeniably incredible—but the food options up there, not so much. Though cosmic cuisine has come a long way from the days of sucking liver and beef paste out of a tube in the 1960s, the options on the intergalactic menu are still limited. And with astronauts preparing to spend longer periods in zero gravity following the recent Artemis II mission, there’s never been a greater need for a wider variety of shelf-stable options to break up the dietary monotony.
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