214: Space Bites with NASA Food Scientist Vickie Kloeris
We\u2019re talking tacos on the shuttle. Pizza on the ISS. And we\u2019re washing it down with a big glass (that\u2019s not made of glass, but rather, a well-engineered pouch) of Tang on this episode of Casual Space with NASA food scientist Vickie Kloeris!\xa0
What I enjoyed most about talking with Vickie was her career journey that she\u2019s shared in her book, \u201cSpace Bites.\u201d\xa0 What started as an \u201cimpulsive decision\u201d her senior year of college (guest lectures on seafood microbiology!) turned into an incredible career adventure as the leader of NASA\u2019s food systems, where Vickie worked to feed the hungry astronaut corps.\xa0 Discovering new food packaging and transportation systems was just a portion (pun intended) of Vickie\u2019s work, she and her team had to deliver food to space that was both nutritional AND tasted good! Along the way, there would be VIP visits, all kinds of challenges & changes and wildly successful inventive applications to help keep space explorers satiated!\xa0
THIS IS A BOOK FOR ALL AGES. If you love food, and if you love space, I recommend getting your copy of Space Bites here: https://ballastbooks.com/purchase/space-bites/
And check out these fun facts about space food from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/167750main_fs_spacefood508c.pdf
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