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August 21, 2014 Sophie Weiner

In an attempt to better understand the impact of zero gravity on astronauts, NASA is conducting a study that requires participants to lie in a chair with their head tilted towards the floor for 70 days straight. If that sounds less than appealing consider you will be paid $170 a day for this grueling work. NASA […]

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January 25, 2013 Julia Dawidowicz

Remember the first time you tasted freeze-dried astronaut ice cream from the science museum gift shop, wondering… Where does space food come from? Why does it taste so funny? What is it like to eat while drifting through the cosmos? NASA’s Space Food Systems Laboratory (SFSL) is responsible for making sure that astronauts can munch on a […]

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