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Friday, February 24, 2012

Live Like An Astronaut

NASA will pay you to live and eat like an astronaut for four months. The space agency is recruiting volunteers to test their tastebuds during a simulated trip to the red planet, reports Forbes. Volunteers will live in a confined space with nothing but packets of astronaut food to eat for four months. The study wants to see whether people can avoid menu fatigue. When that happens, researchers say astronauts eat less and lose body mass, endangering the mission. To qualify for the study you must have a degree in the math or sciences, be a non-smoker and speak English. At the end of the study participants get cooking lessons, a trip to Hawaii and $5,000.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds interesting. Would love to do this, but am a smoker. Guess they feel taste buds are compromised. But wonder why they want you to have a math or science degree to eat food.

Anonymous said...

I do not think the Russians are capable of getting us to the red planet and since we do not currently have ANY launch vehicle why bother with a study like this?