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Eating in Space
Roland Piquepaille writes "What do you think astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ate for Thanksgiving? Roasted turkey? Wrong answer. In "Orbital Thanksgiving," NASA tells us they had tortillas and gives details about food in space. If the dining view, 200 miles over the Earth, is great, preparing meals is quite a challenge. For example, there is no refrigerator or freezer aboard the Station, so food must remain good for long periods at room temperature. And you need to avoid crumbs which could float around. This is why tortillas are favored over bread. This overview contains additional references and includes a picture of a cosmonaut preparing food in the ISS galley."
It's great to know that our space program is finally get properley underway, and that astronauts can now eat well. Next project could be getting TV for them?
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"And you need to avoid crumbs which could float around."
No Homer!
They'll CLOG THE INSTRUMENTS!
face the sun, it's an oven
face away, it's a freezer
what's the problem?
AC
A what about drinks ? Have the effects of alcohol in space been studied ? I volunteer ! Emm
I wouldn't have thought keeping things cold was that big a challenge in space.
Oh no... it's the future.
Too many computers, electronics, etc. on the ISS to have food fights. If you want to have one, you have to go outside.
Trollem mirabilem hanc subnotationis exigiutas non caperet
Quoth the article:
Space and zero gravity offer challenges for food preparation.
On the other hand, zero gravity offers unique advantages for food preparation: If you're careful, you never need to run out of counter space.
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"Station crews have more than 250 food and beverage items they can select from the U.S. and Russian food systems, but they have to make their selections as early as a year before their flight," Kloeris said. "The choices range from barbecued beef to baked tofu, with probably the most popular item being shrimp cocktail," she said.
They even have a wider range of available food than I do, and I live at a 5 minutes walk from the local supermarket...
Maybe we deserve this world ?
I wonder if they would complain about the Turkey being dry up there too..
I'm surprised that none of the astronauts has snuck a small herb garden on board.
You know--
No, no. This is too easy.
The coolest voice ever.
Have the effects of alcohol in space been studied ? I volunteer !
They probably stopped after the first volunteer mistook the Sun for the Earth and attempted re-entry.
The coolest voice ever.
I have solved the problem.
People on the ISS should order nothing but pizza, it solves the storage problem;hot or cold, the quality problem, the crumb problem...it's gold baby!
And as a bonus since most pizza chains don't have their own rocket program it'll take more than 30 minutes to deliver it, so the food is free!
PS Maybe the ISS crew member from the US should have had that
Turkey and Gravy flavoured pop
from Seattle. Un-carbonated though.
Hello, President Clinton? I figured if anyone knew where to get some 'tang, it'd be you. Shut up!
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current studies involving vegan food production in space involve using rats to assess nutritional adequacies of what's being grown.
I have a simpler solution. Just eat the rats.
You can accomplish anything you set your mind to. The impossible just takes a little longer.
Many male astronauts prefer to shave as little as possible, and all agree that it's one area in which their female colleagues have all the advantages.
So women in space have hairy legs and hairy armpits? Cancel my ticket, I'll stay on Earth.
think about it eat all you want and still weigh next to nothing, literally. is space eating the next big diet?
I'll preface this by saying I'm a Canadian, and we also celebrate thanksgiving, although a month earlier than the USA. I'm also not sure why we do it, other than "we needed a long weekend in October". I DO know why Americans celebrate it.
:)
A friend of mine once asked me if they celebrated Thanksgiving in the UK (and by extension, Europe in general). Neither of us has ever been there, but I'm known as a trivia buff, so he figured I'd know. Knowing why the USA celebrates it, but not why Canada does, I ventured a guess:
"Of course they do. They're thankful that all the Americans left Europe".
For those of you about to mod this as flamebait, don't feel too bad. It took my friend about 2 days to get the joke, too
Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
I mean, either suit up and stick anything in the shadow of the ISS and it'll be cold pretty darn quick, or mount a metal box flush with any exposed bulkhead directly connected to the skin of the ISS on the shadowed side - you'll have a bloody cold little cupboard in no time.
I mean, it's not like it's rocket science. Well, wait...
-Styopa