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.

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

In the 2015 sci-fi film "The Martian," Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who survives on a diet of potatoes cultivated in human feces while marooned on the Red Planet.

French astronaut Sophie Adenot will take food from Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic to the International Space Station ...

Efforts to improve current food production systems so astronauts might have both nutritious and delicious menu choices was the focus of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, the third and final ...

But the space lacked the infrastructure for a restaurant and required lengthy buildouts, new plumbing and other operational necessities such as oven hoods and new air conditioners.

Astronauts often report that the joy of eating is lost in space. Food that tastes fabulous on Earth may become bland and boring in orbit. In fact, despite carefully designed diets, space travelers ...

Let’s look at this space food evolution and see if the diets of astronauts are the same, or better off, then when the first astronauts were flown into space. When the Space Age first began, we ...

In the early days of space exploration, astronauts consumed tubes of applesauce and puréed beef. Appetizing? Not really. But as time and privatized space exploration goes on, space food is ...