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Chosen career:
Space Nutritionist
Interests:
Health
Skills:
ImaginativeOpen-mindedOrganised
Description
Space nutritionists plan the food that will be sent on missions with astronauts. This involves making sure they get enough of each food group but also giving them a choice of food. This is now far from the days of pureed food in a tube – astronauts are sent all sorts of meals and snacks, but they must be packaged in the correct way to survive the journey and to not damage any parts of a spacecraft, such as by making crumbs that can float away.
Routes
An undergraduate degree in law with a masters or PhD specialising in aerospace law.
Example UK Employers
European Space Agency
Key Stage 2 Curriculum Links
Science
Animals including humans: Space nutritionists know about the nutrients required for the normal function of the human body.
Earth and space: Space nutritionists know how the conditions in space may differ from those on Earth for the human body.
Other
Cooking and nutrition: Space nutritionists know about balanced diets and nutrition required for different people.
Key Stage 3 Curriculum Links
Biology
Structure and function of living organisms: Space nutritionists know about the nutrients required for the normal function of the human body.
Other
Cooking and nutrition: Space nutritionists know about balanced diets and nutrition required for different people.
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