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 * 1) How has Star Trek predicted the future?
 * 2) 3D Printing: Food in Space, written by Brian Dunbar, published by NASA (Link)

> NASA has given the Systems and Materials Research Consultancy of Austin, Texas a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract in order to fund more research on this topic. Of course, not every SBIR Phase I project turns into an actual system, NASA assures readers, but the future is looking very bright for this new development. They’ve granted $125,000 to the company for a six month research project to explore the “capability of this technology to enable nutrient stability and provide a variety of foods from shelf stable ingredients” and are looking for other ways 3D printers can be found useful in space (Dunbar para. 5). Feasibility-wise, 3D food printing is looking very good indeed.
 * 1) The article //3D Printing: Food in Space// by Brian Dunbar, is the official NASA explanation of potential advancements in space food using 3D printing methods. This idea, which is currently being tested and explored by the Systems and Materials Research Consultancy of Austin, Texas, would allow for the astronauts to have “the ability to personalize recipes or really prepare foods themselves” while “minimizing crew time and waste” needed for food preparation (Dunbar, para. 4 & 5). While this idea is certainly a good one in terms of the actual ability to enjoy food on deep space missions, the problem arises in how to store and process the ingredients in a way that they won’t need refrigeration or heat, and that won’t “degrade the micronutrients in the foods”(Dunbar, para. 3).


 * 1) Dunbar, Brian. "3D Printing: Food in Space." //NASA //. NASA, 23 May 2013. Web. 17 June 2014.