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About the Zine

This zine was written and created by the MIT Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX), and Maggie Coblentz (Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative).

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License

CC BY-SA 4.0

NASA Resources

nasa.gov/content/space-food-systems

SPACE

FOOD

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astronaut

Welcome to Space!

If you lived on a spacecraft, what would

you eat? Where would your food come from?

How would you cook it? What would your

kitchen look like?

The ISS (International Space Station) is where

astronauts from all over the world live together

in space.

Earth noodles

Space noodles

They are great for

transporting into outer

space and are easily

stored on the ISS!

Astronauts aboard the ISS cook and eat food in very different ways than we do here on Earth.

When astronauts travel to the ISS they have to

bring food with them from Earth. Most space

food is freeze-dried and vacuum-sealed into

packets. Removing water and air makes these packets lightweight and small.

These packets also

have a long shelf life

and they do not

need refrigeration.

GETTING FOOD INTO OUTER SPACE

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No ovens or stoves on the ISS!

Instead, astronauts heat their food by adding

hot water, which comes from a machine called

a water dispenser.

PREPARING FOOD ON THE ISS

Meal packets attach to

the Rehydration Station

on the water dispenser.

It adds water to the

food inside to heat or

rehydrate it (or both!).

Watch out for crumbs!

Crumbs from crunchy

snacks, like chips,

could get stuck in the

air filters or equipment.

The packet tip

attaches to the

nozzle here.

Seasonings must stick!

Salt and pepper come

in a gel form that

clings onto food in

the microgravity

environment of the ISS.

This machine provides astronauts with their drinking water, too! The rss

recycles 90% of the

water onboard.

Scientists are inventing

new tools to make it easier to prepare food �in space. They're also

working on how to make

eating more enjoyable!

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MEALTIME ON THE ISS

Food packets

and other items

are attached to

surfaces so they

don't float away

Many astronauts report

having a dulled sense of

taste in space, so they

often use hot sauce to

boost flavor!

Astronauts

recycle and

reuse as much

as possible to

minimize waste

on the lSS.

There are many

experiments running

on the ISS, including

the growing of fresh

food in space.

Astronauts use the

ISS galley table to

share meals and

gather together.

The shape of �this "space cup"

makes it possible

to drink without

a straw in

microgravity.

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