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Nov 2021
1h 37m

Food in Space! With Alton Brown and Gues...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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How good is food in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Jordan Klepper feast on food science and the challenges we face sending food to space with chef Alton Brown, food chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson and NASA food scientist Dr. Grace Douglas. 
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