Maggie Coblentz
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Of course, the materials, if I was 3D printing something...
because they want to understand, you know, how these materials might interact with something else.
Is it flammable?
Is it toxic?
Could it produce an aroma?
So in the case of the experiment I sent to the space station, at the very last minute, somebody, when it was just about to be loaded into the SpaceX rocket, it was like, it's producing some smell and we're very concerned.
And then I had to remind them, like, this is a food product.
So it does smell a little bit, but it's not just concerning, this is fermentation.
It is food.
I don't think it's that strict.
I think things have definitely improved.
There are quite a few menu options.
I mean, peanut butter is easy to avoid, but let's say it was something like soy or something else that could be integrated into other products that would be probably pretty difficult.
And I think this is where ethics really come into play is especially for, you know, thinking about deep space missions, whether that's Mars or even just return to the moon or long-term space missions of another nature.
Can you select people based on their ability to tolerate certain foods and different conditions?
And I'm not sure what the resolution on that is, but I think it's super complex.
Luckily, bread's not popular in space, so it's not so much of an issue.
Is it too many crumbs?
Crumbs.
Too many crumbs.