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astronauts food

Added 2024-09-23 19:57:00 +0000 UTC

I found an interesting link about astronauts' food on the NASA website. I'll leave the link and tell you a little bit.
You probably remember the movies about astronauts showing them eating food from tubes(first pic, not mine:)

Things are different now. They eat regular food (well, almost). When astronauts eat with a spoon in zero gravity, food can actually fly away if it is not secured. However, food usually has a certain consistency so that it does not spill or fly away(the second pic). Most meals are packed in soft containers, and astronauts simply squeeze the food onto a spoon, holding it until they put it in their mouth. But they also eat burgers, but with tortillas, not with regular bread. The problem is all in the crumbs. They can fly around the station and cause harm.

To reduce the risk of food flying away, astronauts use sticky or viscous products that "stick" to the spoon and don't float in the air. The ISS is also equipped with velcro and magnets on tables so that you can temporarily attach a spoon or bag of food.

Pic credit: NASA
THE LINK:
https://www.nasa.gov/history/space-station-20th-food-on-iss/