NASA launches $1 Million Deep Space Food Challenge jointly with Canadian Space Agency
- The US Space agency, NASA, has launched Phase 2 of the challenge called as ‘Deep Space Food Challenge’ in coordination with the Canadian Space Agency.
- The competition invites teams to design, build, and demonstrate innovative and sustainable prototypes of food production technologies and produce food for judging.
- The technology will help future astronauts to produce nutritious, tasty, and satisfying meals on long-duration space missions, that require minimal resources and produce minimal waste.
- The Phase 2 of the challenge includes a prize of $1 million.
- Phase 1 of the Challenge ended in October 2021 and 18 teams were awarded a total of $450,000.
Points to Remember:
- The Deep Space Food Challenge has been launched by which space agency?
- NASA has launched Deep Space Food Challenge in association with which country?
Source: Business Standard