What does agriculture have to do with space? 💫 About 30% of the food the astronauts consume in space is made at the Texas A&M Space Food Research Facility. That means 50-60 of the food menu items that wind up in space come from our campus! Researchers in the Department of Food Science and Technology collaborate with the Johnson Space Center to produce space foods. This is part of the department’s mission to be the premier program in the world by providing unique, high-impact education and research programs that apply contemporary and novel technologies in food processing, safety, quality and sustainability. Read more at tx.ag/AstronautFood! #NationalAstronautDay