I'm a space nutritionist sending the first mushrooms into orbit. It could make travel to Mars a whole lot more palatable.

I'm a space nutritionist sending the first mushrooms into orbit. It could make travel to Mars a whole lot more palatable.

Flávia Fayet-Moore, better known as Dr. Flav, is a space nutritionist who partnered with SpaceX and NASA to study how oyster mushrooms grow in orbit.FOODiQ GlobalFlávia Fayet-Moore is a nutrition scientist studying how oyster mushrooms grow in space.She partnered with NASA and SpaceX to send the first fungi into orbit on a 3-day flight.Fayet-Moore says fungi, due to their nutritional benefits and fast growth cycle, may help us get to Mars.This a…

At 29, she writes space history: Rabea Rogge will be the first German woman to fly into space tomorrow – if everything works out. For months, she has prepared herself, including for mushroom experiments.