Interplanetary Gastronomy
A multi-year culinary exploration of the transformation of ingredients in zero gravity.
Space Food Helmet (2019). Photo: Tony Luong for WIRED
Parabolic flights reproduce gravity-free conditions in an aircraft through a parabolic maneuver of alternating upward and downward arcs interspersed with level flight. They provide a microgravity environment for scientists to conduct research without going into space.
Space Food Helmet (2019). Photo: Jimmy Day
Space Food Helmet (2019). Photo: Jimmy Day
COLLABORATORS
3D printing: Biniam Kebede
Glove box fabrication: Peter Dilworth
Supported by: MIT Space Exploration Initiative
Special thanks:
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