Space will feed our future

I believe that research and innovations in the space sector will help accelerate the creation of nutritious, delicious, sustainable and equitable food systems here on planet Earth.  
I see a lot of innovation in food, and being so closely involved with future food innovations daily, one of my biggest pet peeves is food being developed for sustainability reasons while completely ignoring nutrition.

The beauty of the space sector is that nutrition cannot be ignored. It is deadly if so. The space environment is not only harsh, requiring the best of the best in food innovation and using food as ‘medicine’ (a countermeasure), but its constraints are perfectly placed to prioritise nutrition and taste while connecting to the underlying principles of food as culture and as joy. 


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AWARDS

Recipient of the Dietitians Australia President’s Award for Innovation in Memory of Josephine Rodgers, for her work in the space sector

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“She is embarking on a journey to bring nutrition to a new industry”

- Tara Diversi, former president of Dietitians Australia

MISSION MUSHVROOM

Mission MushVroom is the first study to cultivate and fruit oyster mushrooms in space and the first to investigate mushrooms as a crop. Oyster mushrooms are the perfect space crop, helping astronauts meet their nutritional needs on long-duration space missions like those to Mars, while closing the loop in plant agriculture and helping to minimise inputs and waste. They are quick to grow, double in size every day, and have nutrients found across food groups, including the unique ability to make vitamin D on UV exposure- the only supplement currently given to astronauts on the International Space Station.

Successfully growing edible mushrooms in space can revolutionise the space food sector and bring us closer to delicious, nutritious and sustainable space food production for future missions on the Moon, Mars and spaceship Earth.

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SPACE PUBLICATIONS

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Nourishing the brain on deep space missions: nutritional psychiatry in promoting resilience

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Title page of a scientific paper from the 75th International Astronautical Congress 2024, discussing mushroom-based food solutions for space exploration, authored by Dr. Flavia Fayet-Moore from Australia.

Mushroom Missions: Pioneering Nutritional, Culinary And Agricultural Solutions For Deep Space Exploration

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Space Will Feed Our Future

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Revolutionising Space Medicine And Global Health Through Virtual And Augmented Reality

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ALUMNA

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Flavia completed the Space Studies Program (SSP), an intensive global course for space professionals, gaining hands-on experience and insights into the space sector.

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PARTNERSHIPS

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Founding Member of the Space Nutrition Network

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Core Instructor in Space Nutrition

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Partner Investigator

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Partner Investigator