Sarah Kessans
Space food researcher | TEDx speaker on astronaut nutrition science
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Sarah Kessans is a researcher at Duke University who specializes in the scientific aspects of space food and astronaut nutrition. She brought her expertise to the TEDx stage at TEDxChristchurch in 2019, where she delivered her talk "The scientific now of space food," exploring the current state of food technology designed for space exploration.
Working from her position at Duke University, Kessans focuses on the complex challenges of feeding astronauts during extended space missions. Her research addresses the intersection of food science, nutrition, and the unique constraints of space travel, where traditional food preservation and preparation methods must be completely reimagined for zero-gravity environments and long-duration missions.
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The scientific now of space food
What do you do when the nearest market is millions of miles away and delivery isn't an option? In this fun and educational talk, biochemist Sarah Kessans explains how advances in genetic engineering can enable us to synthesize everything we need to eat in space -- and make it taste good.
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