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Food for space travelers

1966/28 min 33 sec/94 shots

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This 1966 NASA report follows host John Fitch as he examines research into nutritious, palatable food for extended spaceflight. Scientists demonstrate astronaut diets, packaging and preparation methods, nutritional and environmental testing, and concepts for recycling resources and producing food on longer missions.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: National Archives
Collection: U.S. Government Films (Internet Archive collection)
Original title: Food for space travelers
Date: 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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