<p>An Indian-origin engineer claims to have developed a 3D printer that can print food and pizza for astronauts on long missions.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mechanical engineer Anjan Contractor won a USD 125,000 grant by NASA last year to build a prototype 3D printer designed to provide astronauts a nutritious and comforting alternative to the canned and freeze-dried prepackaged foods they are currently stuck with.<br /><br />According to Fastcoexist.com, Contractor's goal was to print a pizza with his 3D printer — and it looks like he has succeeded.<br /><br />The printer would be able to lay out all the starches, proteins, fats, texture, and structure, spraying on flavour, smell, and micro-nutrients at the end, Contractor from Texas-based Systems & Materials Research Corporation said.<br /><br />In his YouTube page, Contractor said that it took about 70 seconds to cook the pizza after the 3D printer finished doing its thing. </p>
<p>An Indian-origin engineer claims to have developed a 3D printer that can print food and pizza for astronauts on long missions.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mechanical engineer Anjan Contractor won a USD 125,000 grant by NASA last year to build a prototype 3D printer designed to provide astronauts a nutritious and comforting alternative to the canned and freeze-dried prepackaged foods they are currently stuck with.<br /><br />According to Fastcoexist.com, Contractor's goal was to print a pizza with his 3D printer — and it looks like he has succeeded.<br /><br />The printer would be able to lay out all the starches, proteins, fats, texture, and structure, spraying on flavour, smell, and micro-nutrients at the end, Contractor from Texas-based Systems & Materials Research Corporation said.<br /><br />In his YouTube page, Contractor said that it took about 70 seconds to cook the pizza after the 3D printer finished doing its thing. </p>