NASA Will Pay You To Eat Like An Astronaut For Four Months This
will help figure out how they’ll get nutrition when they finally
go to the Red Planet. Astronaut ice cream aside, limited
supplies (such as flour, sugar and dried meat), and no chance of
fresh food limits the space-based diet. This study will gauge if
participants can avoid “menu fatigue,” that is, becoming tired
of eating the same foods. The study background states that if
menu fatigue occurs, astronauts’ “overall food intake declines,
putting them at risk for nutritional deficiency, loss of bone
and muscle mass, and reduced physical capabilities.”