.NASA welcomes the media and social to look into the nexus of area and food items technology at the agency's Deep Room Food items Problem seminar and winners' statement at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Agency 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 16..In 2019, NASA and the CSA (Canadian Room Organization) started the Deep Room Food Problem, a multi-year international initiative to build sustainable food units for long-duration residence in space consisting of the Moon and also Mars. Given that Period 1 of the problem opened in 2021, more than 300 staffs from 32 countries have actually created impressive food items unit layouts. On Aug. 16, NASA will certainly announce the final Stage 3 champions and acknowledge the mutual international effort.NASA will honor around $1.5 million throughout the honors ceremony, totting the reward purse for this three-year competition at $3 million. International groups additionally will certainly be actually realized for their achievements." Advanced meals units likewise gain life in the world," said Kim Krome-Sieja, acting plan manager of NASA Centennial Obstacles at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "Solutions from this problem might permit brand new methods for food items creation worldwide, specifically in harsh environments, resource-scarce regions, and in sites where disasters interrupt crucial facilities.".Media additionally may seek appearance for activities on Thursday, Aug. 15, featuring exclusive trips, media, knowledge sharing, as well as culinary expertises. Appealed to media require to RSVP through 3 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 12, to Lane Figueroa at lane.e.figueroa@nasa.gov.The Methuselah Foundation, NASA's partner in deep blue sea Space Food Obstacle, entertains the occasion in control along with the Ohio State Educational Institution College of Meals, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and NASA Centennial Obstacles." Our Phase 2 champions' event in Brooklyn, Nyc, was actually a fabulous show of technology, alliance, and partnership around NASA, field, and also academia," stated Angela Herblet, obstacle supervisor of deep blue sea Area Food items Difficulty as well as system analyst of NASA Centennial Challenges at NASA Marshall. "I am actually anticipating celebrating these brilliant Phase 3 finalists and emphasizing the gigantic jumps they have actually made toward generating sustainable, cultural food items production systems.".The event will definitely feature a fulfill and also greet with the Period 3 finalists, seminar boards, as well as reside exhibitions of the finalists' food production innovations. Attendees also will certainly have the option to meet the team of Ohio State students referred to as "Simunauts," that managed procedures of the innovations throughout the eight-week demo and also screening duration." The Prizes, Obstacles, as well as Crowdsourcing staff is thrilled to invite media, stakeholders, and everyone to our event in Columbus," mentioned Amy Kaminski, system exec for NASA's Prizes, Obstacles, and also Crowdsourcing at NASA Main Office in Washington, D.C. "These finalists have actually worked vigilantly for three years to develop their unique, cutting-edge food items systems, and I'm excited to see how their modern technologies might affect NASA's potential deep-seated space goals.".The awards service likewise will definitely livestream on Marshall Area Flight Center's YouTube channel and NASA Reward's Facebook page.As a NASA Centennial Problem, deep blue sea Room Food Problem is a worked with initiative between NASA and CSA for the benefit of all. Content experts at NASA's Johnson Space Facility in Houston as well as NASA's Kennedy Space Facility in Florida sustain the competitors. NASA's Centennial Difficulties belong to the Prizes, Challenges, and also Crowdsourcing system within NASA's Area Innovation Mission Directorate as well as handled at NASA's Marshall Room Trip Facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The Methuselah Groundwork, in alliance with NASA, supervises the rivals.To read more concerning the seminar, view the symposium web site. To get more information concerning the Deep Space Meals Obstacle, go to:.nasa.gov/ spacefoodchallenge.- end-.Jasmine HopkinsHeadquarters, Washington321-432-4624jasmine.s.hopkins@nasa.gov.Street FigueroaMarshall Room Trip Center, Huntsville, Ala.256-932-1940lane.e.figueroa@nasa.gov.