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Eating in spaceBy Grace Ashford

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Rules for space food

Take: Food that won’t

go off Food that

doesn’t weigh much

Don’t take:

Food that is crumbly

Food that squirts eg, tomato, unless you can cut it up

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Astronauts can eat just about everything they eat back home on Earth.

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How is food stored in the space shuttle?

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Fresh foodOn short trips that only last a few days astronauts can have fresh food and vegetables.

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Powdered

Just add water.

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Freeze driedFreeze dried food is quickly frozen then all the water is sucked out of it. When you want to eat it you add water.

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Heat treatedThe food is heat treated. It is heated really hot to kill all the germs. Then it is cooled down and put into packages

green beans fruit jambalaya

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Can you cook in space?

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In the space kitchenA space shuttle has a kitchen with hot and cold water it also has an oven.

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Just add water and heat!You have to add water to powdered or freeze-dried food. It takes 20-30 minutes to add water and to cook the meal.

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No washing up!

The cold and hot water is not for washing-up it is done with special wipes.

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How do astronauts eat?

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GravityThere is no gravity in the space shuttle so everything floats. Astronauts use a toehold to stop floating away while they eat.

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Gravity

They use forks and spoons, but the food has to be moist enough to stick together.Velcro is used to hold bowls, trays and cutlery in place.

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Food is served on a tray. Magnets, springs and Velcro hold the cutlery and food packets to the tray.

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DrinksDrinks are kept in pouches with built in straws.

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Thank you for listening

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