How Space Food Works

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• "Aromas and Odors in Space and their Effect on Appetite." Iowa State University. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/205b.html
• "Bone Loss in Space." Iowa State University.http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/302k.html
• "Chinese Space Food to Hit Supermarket Shelves." Associated Press.http://www.space.com/news/ap_070724_china_spacefood.html
• "Food for Space Flight." NASA. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/factsheets/food.html
• "Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Space." Iowa State University.http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/103k.html
• "Fresh Nutrition Inside the Space Suit." Iowa State University.http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/205k.html
• "Is that 'real' astronaut food?" Iowa State University.http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/502k.html
• "Just How Nasty is Space Food?" Discover Magazine. http://discovermagazine.com/2008/feb/just-how-nasty-is-space-food
• "NASA and Food Irradiation." Iowa State University. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/1002b.html
• "Space Food." NASA. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/spacefood/index.html
• "Space Food: From Squeeze Tubes to Celebrity Chefs." Space.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/061123)_space_food.html
• "Space Food Packaging." Iowa State University. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/ftcsc/media/103b.html
• "Space Food That's Light Years Beyond Freeze-Dried." Christian Science Monitor, February 19, 1998.
• "Taking Humdrum Astronaut Food, and Kicking it up a Notch." The New York Times, August 29, 2006.