NASA Mars Mission Menu: Sushi, Vegan Pizza (Video) A manned
mission would require a lot of food, at least a year's worth.
Some estimates have placed a one-way flight from anywhere
between 400 to 450 days. And the astronauts will have to stay
there for 18 months once they arrive to the Red Planet. Among
the menu items being tested is sushi and vegan pizza. Scientists
are considering the possibility of having the astronauts do a
little food prep of their own like chop vegetables, boil water
and even cook, for example. To sustain the astronauts' food
supply, the scientists are also considering a "Martian
greenhouse", which would consist of a hydroponic garden grown in
a solution of water laced with minerals instead of soil. Hey
NASA, why don't you try growing food in space too? Russian
cosmonauts have been doing it for decades, growing scallions and
certain types of algae. Forget Bobby Flay. If astronauts
actually make it to Mars and grow and cook their own food, then
we will know who the true Iron Chefs are. Fo