What do astronauts eat in space? Here we explore the range of food and drink that has been consumed in space and how space gastronomy has changed over the years.

NASA began serving up samples of space food to U.S. schools and universities on Monday (Sept. 12), as a 'side dish' to its on-going offer of space shuttle heat shield tiles. The "Space Food for ...

The first-ever meal eaten in space comprised beef and liver paste squeezed through a tube. Next year, ISS astronauts will be ...

The Deep Space Food Challenge is offering a prize of $500,000 for the best food system submitted by a member of public, according to NASA. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

Space station crew members, who have three meals a day plus a snack, heat up some of their food in a warmer that looks like a silver suitcase. Each meal costs an average of $100, mostly due to ...

Space Food History. The food that NASA’s early astronauts had to eat in space is a testament to their fortitude. ... The packaging system for the Daily Menu food is based on singleservice, ...

Their menu, chosen from a list of more than 250 food items, is split between American and Russian food. “We don’t want them to suffer from menu fatigue,” she said.

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to visit outer space when he blasted through the earth’s atmosphere in the Vostok 3KA-3 spacecraft.

It took 12 years after the first bite was ever consumed in space for ice cream to make its debut in microgravity, according to NASA. The history of space food has been a long and appetizing road.

Growing food in space is essential for long-term missions. ... This leads to astronauts not wanting to eat and losing too much weight, a phenomenon known as menu fatigue.

It took 12 years after the first bite was ever consumed in space for ice cream to make its debut in microgravity, according to NASA. The history of space food has been a long and appetizing road.