Dining options might not be the first thing you think about when it comes to space launches, but it's a pretty important thing — and not just because astronauts need to sustain themselves in orbit.
Among all the holidays astronauts celebrate up in space, Thanksgiving has become one of the most upheld traditions, even by ...
You know space food — prepackaged and freeze-dried — it’s not the most appetizing way to get your nutrition. But on August 10 at 11:15 a.m. EDT, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ...
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will launch on Thanksgiving to the ISS on a Roscosmos Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Astronauts can’t rely on food deliveries from Earth forever, especially as missions get longer and travel goes further into space. […] ...
Astronauts embarking on long-term space missions could eat space food made from a protein powder that includes a mix of thin air and urine. The European Space Agency launched a pilot program called ...
Eating in space sounds pretty cool. You can create pizzas that “float,” drink coffee out of a specially designed cup, and choose from more than 200 foods. The menu includes American favorites, such as ...
"This project aims at developing a key resource which will allow us to improve human spaceflight's autonomy, resilience and also the well-being of our astronauts." While space agencies have their eyes ...
Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts use creativity and culture to make life in orbit feel a little more like home. In the microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station ...
SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When citizen astronaut and entrepreneur Aisha Bowe flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard (NS) 31 mission, she carried the question of how humans might one day ...
It might be cool to be an astronaut, but life in orbit has its downsides. The food, for example, will be somewhat limited compared to what you can enjoy back on terra firma, though it’s true that over ...