But astronaut ice cream came with the ... administers is in some ways a barometer of failed foods. That is, leftovers—freeze-dried packets returned to Earth, unopened and summarily rejected.

Until the day we can reliably grow many types of food in space ... strawberry cereal cubes, and a packet of beef and gravy. In spite of this tempting fare, astronaut John Young snuck a corned ...

Lab-grown food will be essential if Nasa's objective of making humanity a multi-planetary species were to be realised, claims ...

Fish was suggested as an option because it's a source of protein, and has omega-3, and B vitamins which are good at taking ...

In April, NASA officials said the station also keeps at least four months of food and other items stowed on board for contingencies. Most of what astronauts eat comes out of dehydrated packets ...

Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) presents unique challenges and experiences for astronauts. They follow a strict schedule of scientif ...

"We want to create food that is familiar to astronauts who are from different ... tins, freeze dried packets, tubes of stuff. It was fine, but not tasty." Dr Sharman's more important observation ...