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"The reason why we're researching this is to really create a sustainable, nutritious and delicious food supply for the exploration missions to the Moon and Mars,"Dr Fayet-Moore said.
- the first X-rays of humans in space
- performing exercise studies to maintain muscle and skeletal mass
- exiting the Dragon capsule without assistance after returning to Earth
- using a mobile MRI device to assess how spaceflight impacts brain anatomy
- analysing how female reproductive hormones are impacted by microgravity and radiation
"And they can supply the astronauts with that food, but uniquely, what's really exciting from a nutrition perspective, is that they have nutrients found across the food groups."
"There's radiation, there's the lunar gravity, there's lots of things we can't really replicate very easily here on Earth to understand how they grow,"Professor Mortimer said.