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[Space diet].

R Luigi
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Food prepared for astronauts meets various physical and biological requirements determined by living conditions in a space environment. Onboard systems, work programs, launch costs impose weight and volume limitations. For all investigated food items, the manufacturing technique must take into account all flight specific mechanical parameters. From a nutrition and sanitation standpoint, food packs must be designed to comply with certain specific effects of long term flights ans selected food items must be thoroughly safe, which requires very strict laboratory testing. The diet must also be varied, if possible it should match astronauts' personal preferences. Food preparations must be easy to use. Space food items are original applications of existing technologies: they are of very high quality.

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DietFood HandlingHumansMenu PlanningNutritional Physiological PhenomenaSpace FlightEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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R Luigi. 1989. [Space diet].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2598067/

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