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Meals
SpaceThe smell of food can make meals taste bad in space
The world’s first study on common food aromas may help explain why astronauts say meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat.
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The world’s first study on common food aromas may help explain why astronauts say meals taste bland in space and struggle to eat.
Joshua Shavit