Mars to Table Challenge (2026)
CURRENT STATUS: Open to Registration
Mars to Table is an international competition within NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge series, administered by the Methuselah Foundation.
The Challenge invites multidisciplinary teams to design complete, nutritionally sufficient integrated food systems for long-duration human missions, with Teams spending approximately seven months developing a Mars surface habitat food system through September 2026.
The Deep Space Food Challenge (2021-2024)
CURRENT STATUS: Awarded & Closed
The Deep Space Food Challenge was a three-year, three-phased international competition executed by NASA in coordination with the Canadian Space Agency and administered by the Methuselah Foundation.
The Challenge incentivized the design, development and demonstration of food production technologies that could provide safe, nutritious, palatable, and resource-efficient food for long-duration space missions. Final winners were announced and awarded in August 2024 during the Space Food Symposium hosted by the Methuselah Foundation and The Ohio State University.