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Maggie Coblentz

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
489 total appearances

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Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Of course, the materials, if I was 3D printing something...

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

because they want to understand, you know, how these materials might interact with something else.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Is it flammable?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Is it toxic?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Could it produce an aroma?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

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.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

And then I had to remind them, like, this is a food product.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

So it does smell a little bit, but it's not just concerning, this is fermentation.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

It is food.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

I don't think it's that strict.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

I think things have definitely improved.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

There are quite a few menu options.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

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.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

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.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Can you select people based on their ability to tolerate certain foods and different conditions?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

And I'm not sure what the resolution on that is, but I think it's super complex.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Luckily, bread's not popular in space, so it's not so much of an issue.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Is it too many crumbs?

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Crumbs.

Ologies with Alie Ward
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

Too many crumbs.