India Struggles to Create Astronaut 'Space Curry'

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 26, 2009 5:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – One of the biggest challenges of India’s burgeoning space program is culinary, the London Times reports. Researchers at the country’s defense science lab are struggling to adapt the complex, spicy national cuisine into something that will work in space. “Curry tends to... Read full story »

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