Packaging space food: Interview with Michelle Perchonok of NASA

The duration for expeditions to the International Space Station is typically about 180 days. Image courtesy of Nasa.
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The duration of expeditions to the International Space Station is about 180... -
All food packaging used in space is made for individual servings. -
Michele Perchonok, advanced food technology project scientist at Nasa's JSC. -
Nasa hopes it will have a food system that will work during a mission to Mars... -
Space packaging has become more advanced since Apollo.