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Deep Space Food Challenge

The Deep Space Food Challenge was a Canadian Space Agency and NASA competition that developed technologies to produce safe, nutritious food for future long-duration space missions while expanding food-production opportunities on Earth, especially in remote and harsh environments. The three-phase competition selected a 2024 grand-prize winner after teams developed low-input, low-waste food systems.

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Deep Space Food Challenge CanadaDSFCDeep Space Food Challenge (Canada)
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Deep Space Food Challenge
Status
completed
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scienceresearchdevelopment

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Description
The Deep Space Food Challenge was a Canadian Space Agency and NASA competition that developed technologies to produce safe, nutritious food for future long-duration space missions while expanding food-production opportunities on Earth, especially in remote and harsh environments. The three-phase competition selected a 2024 grand-prize winner after teams developed low-input, low-waste food systems.
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Start Date
2021

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 23:16:00 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 23:16:00 UTC

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