space food

                                              SPACE FOOD

                         WHAT ASTRONAUTS EAT AND DON’T EAT-IN SPACE

     At the international space station, an average of 3to 6 astronauts will stay there, and also, they will stay for 6 months.  That time they  need clean water and healthy food as he normal human in the world.  In that case, what they eat in the space? And how they store foods in the space? 

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ü  The normal food items which are available on the earth are also available in the space station.  They eat the same food which we eat on the earth.

ü  Preparation varies with the food type.  Some food can be eaten in their natural form. E.g., Fruits, brownies.

ü  Some foods need to adding water. E.g., macaroni, cheese, or cup noodles.

ü  Oven is provided in the space station to heat foods at the proper temperature.

ü  No, A refrigerator is provided in the space, so food must be stored and prepared properly to avoid spoilage, and especially longer missions.

ü  The food must be easily digestible, nutritious and must be engineered for consumption in a zero-gravity environment.

ü  The food must be light, well packed fast to serve, and required minimal cleaning up.

ü  Also, the food must be physiologically appropriate.

ü  Astronauts, take 3 meals a day,

ü  Nutritionist ensure they get a balanced supply of vitamins, minerals, and calories.  By the way, they should design the food the astronauts.

ü  Astronauts can choose from any type of food such as fruits, nuts, peanut butter, chicken, beef, seafood, candy, brownies, etc.,

ü  Drinks include coffee, tea, orange juice, lemonade, etc.,

ü  Most of the food in the Space, the station is thermostabilized, rather than dehydrated.

FIVE FOODS CANNOT EAT IN THE SPACE

1.Bread:
It lacks the structure and shelf life
Instead, they use tortillas (it looks like chapati)

2.Alcohol:
Russian astronauts consume limited alcohol in space.
But NASA astronauts are banned from having a drink in space.

3.Salt and Pepper:
They are not allowed as their granular form, but allowed in the liquid form.
Because in micro-gravity they may simply float away and struck
 anywhere and cause danger.
They cannot be sprinkled in micro-gravity.

4.Soda:
Carbureted beverages act differently in space.
CO₂ bubbles remain within the liquid which causes digestive discomfort.

5.Ice-cream
Ice-cream is not allowed in the space, the reason is ice cream is under cold condition.
Scientists designed Astronauts ice cream. This ice cream is specially designed for
 astronauts but there is no evidence of it took in space.