I'm a space nutritionist sending the first mushrooms into orbit. It could make travel to Mars a whole lot more palatable.

Flávia Fayet-Moore, better known as Dr. Flav, is a space nutritionist who partnered with SpaceX and NASA to study how oyster mushrooms grow in orbit.

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• Flávia Fayet-Moore is a nutrition scientist studying how oyster mushrooms grow in space.
• She partnered with NASA and SpaceX to send the first fungi into orbit on a 3-day flight.
• Fayet-Moore says fungi, due to their nutritional benefits and fast growth cycle, may help us get to Mars.

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