European Space Agency: Astronaut unpacks extraterrestrial food innovation
15 Oct 2025 | European Space Agency
We speak with European Space Agency astronaut Rosemary Coogan at the European Space Research and Technology Centre’s open day in Noordwijk, Netherlands, where she discusses the challenges of providing nutritious, tasty food for astronauts on long missions. Coogan highlights the potential of cell-based and plant-based foods and explains how space sustainability practices, like water recycling, could benefit Earth’s food systems, particularly in extreme environments.
