Space Food: Ground Control to Major Nom

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Space Food: Ground Control to Major Nom

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Oct 20, 2017

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We owe so many innovations in food safety and technology to the simple fact that astronauts need to eat. We dig into the history (and sometimes questionable menus) of space food. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Oct 20, 2017

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Space Food: Ground Control to Major Nom

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