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Food & Water in Space

How Do Astronauts Eat in Space?
Adeline. “How Do Astronauts Eat in Space?” Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, NASA, 8 Oct. 2021, www.kennedyspacecenter.com/blog/food-in-space. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
Space Food - NASA facts
NASAfacts Space Food. NASA. www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/167750main_fs_spacefood508c.pdf
Water in space
European Space Agency. “Water in Space.” ESA, 22 Mar. 2019, www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/International_Space_Station/Water_in_space. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
Where we find water in space and why it's so important
Wozniakiewicz, Penny. “Where We Find Water in Space and Why It’s so Important.” Sky at Night Magazine, BBC, 16 Jan. 2024, www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/water-in-space.
Space Food Exhibit
“Space Food.” Space Foundation Discovery Center, 20 Nov. 2023, discoverspace.org/exhibits/space-food/.
Growing Plants in Space
“Growing Plants in Space.” Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 12 July 2023, www.ars.usda.gov/oc/utm/growing-plants-in-space/.
ARS and NASA Partner to Produce Apples in Space
“ARS and NASA Partner to Produce Apples in Space | AgLab.” Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2025, aglab.ars.usda.gov/learn-and-explore/ars-and-nasa-partner-produce-apples-space. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
ARS Scientists Develop Ever-Flowering Fruit To Feed Astronauts
“ARS Scientists Develop Ever-Flowering Fruit to Feed Astronauts.” Tellus, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2025, tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/ars-scientists-develop-ever-flowering-fruit-feed-astronauts. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
Terrestrial Fungus May Be Key To Farming In Space
“Terrestrial Fungus May Be Key to Farming in Space.” Tellus, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2023, tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/terrestrial-fungus-may-be-key-farming-space.
ARS, NASA Join Forces To Monitor Earth's Water Supply
“ARS, NASA Join Forces to Monitor Earth’s Water Supply.” Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2022, www.ars.usda.gov/oc/dof/ars-nasa-join-forces-to-monitor-earths-water-supply/. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
Nematodes in Space: The Final Frontier for Little Worms
“Nematodes in Space: The Final Frontier for Little Worms.” Tellus, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2025, tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/nematodes-space-final-frontier-little-worms. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
NASA Achieves Water Recovery Milestone on International Space Station
Gaskill, Melissa. “NASA Achieves Water Recovery Milestone on International Space Station - NASA.” Johnson Space Center, NASA, 20 June 2023, www.nasa.gov/missions/station/nasa-achieves-water-recovery-milestone-on-international-space-station/.

Food and Water Books

How to Cite a Book

Use the information from YOUR book to fill out your citation just like the examples below.

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

Example:

McGee, Marni. Ancient Greece: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Greece's Past. National Geographic Society, 2007.

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Harnessing Energy in Space

Europe is looking at space-based solar power to address energy crisis
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Jones, Andrew. “Europe Is Looking at Space-Based Solar Power to Address Energy Crisis.” Newsela.com, Newsela, 25 Oct. 2022, newsela.com/view/cl81qbz9d00093b69brq96kh0/. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
What Powers a Spacecraft?
“What Powers a Spacecraft? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids.” Space Place, NASA, 24 Oct. 2019, spaceplace.nasa.gov/what-powers-a-spacecraft/en/.
6 Technologies NASA is Advancing to Send Humans to Mars
Hall, Loura. 6 Technologies NASA Is Advancing to Send Humans to Mars - NASA. NASA, 17 July 2020, www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/6-technologies-nasa-is-advancing-to-send-humans-to-mars/.
Solar Wind
“Space Technology 5.” Space Technology 5, NASA, 2004, www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/st5/SCIENCE/solarwind.html.
The solar wind, explained
Lerner, Louise. “The Solar Wind, Explained.” UChicago News, University of Chicago , news.uchicago.edu/explainer/what-is-solar-wind.

Robotics in Space Exploration

Meet the robot dog that's training to explore caves on Mars
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Weisberger, Mindy. “Meet the Robot Dog That’s Training to Explore Caves on Mars.” Newsela.com, Newsela, 8 Apr. 2021, newsela.com/view/ckjsqqbjv00053fmpgj3alr2i. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
How Robots Are Pioneering Space Exploration
“How Robots Are Pioneering Space Exploration.” Www.captechu.edu, Capital Technology University, 27 Nov. 2023, www.captechu.edu/blog/how-robots-are-pioneering-space-exploration.
NASA hopes humanoid robots can help us explore the moon and Mars
Loeffler, John. “NASA Hopes Humanoid Robots Can Help Us Explore the Moon and Mars.” Space.com, 17 Sept. 2023, www.space.com/nasa-apptronik-humanoid-space-robots-moon-mars.
Space Station Spurs Advances in Robotics for Space, Industry
“Space Station Spurs Advances in Robotics for Space, Industry - NASA.” Space Station Research Integration Office, NASA, 21 July 2022, www.nasa.gov/missions/station/space-station-spurs-advances-in-robotics-for-space-industry/.
Why Do We Send Robots To Space?
“Why Do We Send Robots to Space? .” Space Place, NASA, 5 Feb. 2021, spaceplace.nasa.gov/space-robots/en/.
Robotics at JPL -- Precursors to Human Exploration
“Robotics.” California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA, 2020, www.jpl.nasa.gov/topics/robotics/.
Robotics at JPL -- Gallery of Robots
Super Important Note: PLEASE NOTATE THE NAME OF WHICH ROBOT(S) YOU RESEARCH.

“Robotics Technology at JPL - INSERT ROBOT NAME HERE.” California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA, 2023, www.jpl.nasa.gov/robotics-at-jpl/. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.