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Louanimal

Eat space food, wear a spacesuit, & act as if I'm on Mars? Check. Bachelor's in literature? Dang. NASA Wants You... http://t.co/iXyZWw4N

Louanne Sirota
22 February 2012 18:02:05 UTC
Louanne Sirota
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sandentotten

NASA is hiring taste testers: http://t.co/DJ3YZpNU I want this job. Space food is my nom.

Sanden Totten
22 February 2012 16:02:24 UTC
Sanden Totten
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alextrickett

I am strangely tempted by the prospect of eating space food in Hawaii for 4 months: http://t.co/HmiOcglv

Alex Trickett
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:32:50 PM UTC
Alex Trickett

NASA is looking for space food taste-testers

22 Feb 2012 21:35:16 GMT
File photo of lava flowing from Mount Kilauea in Hawaii (© Phil Mislinski/Getty Images)

NASA is accepting applications through Feb. 29 for human guinea pigs to sample space food for 120 days in a simulated trip to Mars, which, in this case, is a lava flow in Hawaii. Scientists will record participants' reactions to determine what shrink-wrapped delicacies will whet space travelers' palates on future cosmic missions, according to a Mashable report.

Not everyone is eligible to apply for this gastronautical adventure: Applicants need a science degree and "professional experience," though @Kasia_S rightly asks, "Why do you need degree in science to qualify for that?"

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