E05 The One with the Space Potato
Will Billy try, deny, or cry over the potato salad?
Students are fascinated with Mars, and it’s interesting that many of them think living on Mars won’t be that difficult within their lifetime. Perhaps they’re right! Or perhaps it’s harder than the movies make it seem. Mars One Astronaut Candidate Dianne McGrath talks about the challenges of growing food in outer space as this clip explores some of the significant hurdles facing life on Mars, including the serious question: ‘what’s for dinner?'.

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The first food ever grown in space was a potato. In 1996 potato plants were taken into orbit with the Space Shuttle Columbia.