This summer, four CFAES students simulated a long-duration voyage as part of the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge. The Simunauts operated and maintained novel food production technologies designed by four U.S. companies to withstand the rigors of space travel. Food items produced are intended to supplement ready-to-eat meals on longer missions. Trained on the new tech by each competitor, Simunauts could only message technicians if they ran into any issues, just like a real space mission. To learn how students gained invaluable research skills from an out-of-this-world culinary quest, visit go.osu.edu/space-food.