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Space food is a type of food product created and processed for consumption by astronauts during missions to outer space. [1] Such food has specific requirements to provide a balanced diet and adequate nutrition for individuals working in space while being easy and safe to store, prepare and consume in the machinery-filled weightless ...
NASA is also carefully monitoring the astronauts’ health and nutrition. Each astronaut is allotted about 3.8 pounds of food daily. But concerns have recently arisen over Sunita and Butch’s health.
The food, which is personalized to meet each astronaut’s daily requirements, is usually freeze-dried or packaged, and can be reheated using a food warmer on the ISS.
A Veggie module weighs less than 8 kg (18 lb) and uses 90 watts. [7] It consists of three parts: a lighting system, a bellows enclosure, and a reservoir. [8] The lighting system regulates the amount and intensity of light plants receive, the bellows enclosure keeps the environment inside the unit separate from its surroundings, and the reservoir connects to plant pillows where the seeds grow.
The astronauts also described witnessing Earth from about 250 miles above as a profound experience – one that lends a new outlook on the commonalities all humans share.
In 1972, astronauts on board Skylab 3 ate modified versions of Space Food Sticks to test their "gastrointestinal compatibility". [3] Space Food Sticks disappeared from North American supermarket shelves in the 1980s. They were revived by Retrofuture Products, of Port Washington, NY in 2006. Two flavors, chocolate and peanut butter, were released.
The two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station will enjoy a Thanksgiving feast together Thursday — as they mark 176 days in zero gravity.. The Post has learned that the ISS ...
The supply of food to space stations and other long duration missions is expensive. One astronaut on the International Space Station requires approximately "1.8 kilograms of food and packaging per day". [1] For a long-term mission, such as a four-man crew, three year Martian mission, this number can grow to as much as 24,000 lb (11,000 kg). [1]