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Andrew,Angelica,Austin and I will be living on Stella Luna for 14.5 months. In order for this to be possible, we have to take and use as little resources as possible. This is tricky when considering the food arrangements for four people for over a year. Short space trips,for example earth to the ISS require a few packets of thermostabalized food, (pre-cooked food that is heated up on board the ship) rehydratable items (just add water) and natural foods such as nuts. Food packets also include powdered forms of beverages such as orange juice,apple cider and lemonade. However for this mission we would have needed 5,460 packets of food; three packets a day for 455 days for four people. This is impossible. However, we will be bringing a months supply of food packets for each crew member. In order to provide the majority of food to our crew, we will grow food onboard our ship. (technically speaking we will be growing it on the home base) To grow our food we will be setting up miniature greenhouses that are artificially lit,temperature controlled and use a hydroponic system; substituting soil for nutrients. A benefit to the greenhouses is that they remove carbon dioxide from the air therefore replenishing our breathing supply. We will be growing peanuts, potatoes, soybeans, wheat, tomatoes, carrots and spinach. Growing food is a perfect and smart alternative to food packets. Water is also very important to life in space, therefore we will pack gallons of water and will also recycle water. One way we will recycle water is through breathing. When we breathe we produce water vapors. After the vapors have been condensed, they will return to the general water supply were it will be thoroughly processed. Although this process sounds disgusting, after the water is treated it is cleaner than most tap water found on earth. P.S Here is a sample menu of a day consisting of food packets


 * **Breakfast** ||  **Lunch**  ||  **Dinner**  ||
 * Granola w/Raisins || Chicken Strips in Salsa || Shrimp Cocktail ||
 * Breakfast Rolls || Mac & Cheese || Beef Steak ||
 * Pears || Rice w/Butter || Mac & Cheese ||
 * Vanilla Breakfast Drink || Macadamia Nuts || Fruit cocktail ||
 * Kona Coffee w/C &S || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Apple Cider || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Stawberry Drink ||
 * <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Earl Gray Tea w/S || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hamburger || <span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Tea w/Lemon ||