![]() ![]() Jason Connolly (Afp / Getty Images)īread, a popular staple, cannot be taken into space. A display of vacuum-sealed food inside NASA’s Lockheed Martin-designed Lunar Habitat during the 35th Space Symposium at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9, 2019. The other complication is the zero gravity,” explains Eneko Axpe, PhD in Physics, researcher in gastrophysics, scientific collaborator with NASA and professor at the Basque Culinary Center. That means there is no refrigerator or anything like that. “On the International Space Station (ISS) which is, right now, the only permanently inhabited spacecraft, there is no refrigeration. Firstly, because the spacecraft has to accelerate sufficiently to take off, and secondly, because onboard space is limited. Technology has come a long way since 1961, when the first person had the opportunity to eat in space.Īs with any other item to be loaded onto a spacecraft, the limitations on food are its weight and volume. And although the first space crops already exist, it wasn’t always that way. It’s a marvelous feat of engineering up there, one that involves creativity and a lot of ingenuity to be able to enjoy a sandwich made with flour tortillas or a tasty dessert. To feast in space, you have to think about a lot of things before you can actually eat. Sleeping is not a problem (you’ll do it while you float), but what about eating? This is a long mission, for several days you will be 408 kilometers (253.5 miles) above the planet. ![]() Everything is dark and the only thing you hear is the voice of your crewmates. Lift-off, the spacecraft accelerates, shudders and 90 minutes later is already in space. Imagine this: you get into a spaceship, sit down and fasten your seat belt. ![]()
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