The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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When you go to Mars, bring a chef, argued ‘Nordic Alchemist’ chef Thorsten Schmidt at TEDxESA on 11 November 2015, recounting the raised significance of food to isolated social groups. Well known from Denmark’s Malling & Schmidt restaurant, he explained how he faced the challenge of preparing orbital rations for Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, meals to stay edible for six months without freeze-drying and be delicious in taste-dulling weightlessness. Watch his talk here.