As NASA develops concepts for longer crewed missions to Mars and beyond, the agency will need innovative and sustainable food systems that check all the boxes.

The Deep Space Food Challenge, a NASA Centennial Challenge, seeks ideas for novel food production technologies or systems that require minimal resources and produce minimal waste, while providing safe, nutritious, and tasty food for long-duration human exploration missions. Solutions from this challenge could enable new avenues for food production around the world, especially in extreme environments, resource-scarce regions, and in new places like urban areas and in locations where disasters disrupt critical infrastructure.

Open Date: January 12, 2021

Close Date: July 30, 2021

Prize Purse: Up to $500K for Phase 1 for U.S. citizens

Frequency: Potential for two phases

For more information, visit: www.deepspacefoodchallenge.org