NASA launches $1 Million Deep Space Food Challenge jointly with Canadian Space Agency

The US Space agency, NASA, has launched Phase 2 of the challenge called as ‘Deep Space Food Challenge’ in coordination with the Canadian Space Agency. The competition invites teams to design, build, and demonstrate innovative and sustainable prototypes of food production technologies and produce food for judging. Giving future explorers the technology to produce nutritious, tasty, and satisfying meals on long-duration space missions will give them the energy required to uncover the great unknown.

The Phase 2 of the challenge includes a prize of $1 million. Phase 1 of the Challenge ended in October 2021 and 18 teams were awarded a total of $450,000.