Eating Aboard the Space Eating Aboard the Space ShuttleShuttle

Amber, Kristen, Leora, Brayell, Kelsey Z.

1.1. How many missions and people How many missions and people have space shuttles transported have space shuttles transported

through the years?through the years?

There has been 88 missions, and There has been 88 missions, and 457 people have been 457 people have been

transported.transported.

22. What special equipment is needed . What special equipment is needed for simple chores in the space for simple chores in the space

shuttle?shuttle?

You need biocidal cleanser, You need biocidal cleanser, disposable, general wipes, and disposable, general wipes, and

vacuum cleaners.vacuum cleaners.

3.How has the food on space flight 3.How has the food on space flight changed from Mercury Program until changed from Mercury Program until

present day?present day?

During the Mercury flights, During the Mercury flights, there was a limited menu. Food there was a limited menu. Food was cut into bite sized cubes, was cut into bite sized cubes, freeze dried, or stuffed into freeze dried, or stuffed into

tubes. Now astronauts choose tubes. Now astronauts choose and taste their food and menu and taste their food and menu

ahead of time, and it is closer to ahead of time, and it is closer to real food. Their personal menu real food. Their personal menu is checked by a dietician, and is checked by a dietician, and

they have a wide verity of food they have a wide verity of food to choose from.to choose from.

An astronaut eating freeze dried food.

4. Give some examples of 4. Give some examples of rehydrated food and explain how to rehydrated food and explain how to

prepare them?prepare them?

Rehydrated foods are foods such Rehydrated foods are foods such as soups, macaroni and cheese, as soups, macaroni and cheese, and scrambled eggs. They are and scrambled eggs. They are

very dehydrated and a set amount very dehydrated and a set amount of water must be added to them.of water must be added to them.

Astronauts eating rehydrated foods.

5.What are thermo stabilized foods? 5.What are thermo stabilized foods? How are they made?How are they made?

Thermo stabilized foods are heat Thermo stabilized foods are heat processed to destroy processed to destroy

microorganisms. The package is microorganisms. The package is then heated, cut open. Foods such then heated, cut open. Foods such as grilled chicken, ham, tomatoes, as grilled chicken, ham, tomatoes,

and puddings are thermo and puddings are thermo stabilized.stabilized.

6. Why don’t intermediate moisture 6. Why don’t intermediate moisture foods spoil? Give examples of these.foods spoil? Give examples of these.

Intermediate moisture foods don’t Intermediate moisture foods don’t spoil because they have enough spoil because they have enough water taken out so that bacteria water taken out so that bacteria can not grow. Examples of these can not grow. Examples of these foods are peaches, pears, and foods are peaches, pears, and

dried beef.dried beef.

7.7. Why can’t pepper, salt, or bread Why can’t pepper, salt, or bread be used as it is here on earth?be used as it is here on earth?

Pepper and salt Pepper and salt are dissolved in are dissolved in fluids to keep them fluids to keep them from floating.from floating.

Instead of bread, Instead of bread, flour tortillas are flour tortillas are used to avoid used to avoid crumbs.crumbs.

8. How are liquids packaged in space? 8. How are liquids packaged in space? Why?Why?

All beverages and drinks All beverages and drinks are contained in drink bags are contained in drink bags with straws because you with straws because you are unable to pour them. are unable to pour them.

The drink bag is pre-filled The drink bag is pre-filled with powder .with powder .

To drink the beverage stick To drink the beverage stick a straw inside the bag.a straw inside the bag.

The straw has a closure in The straw has a closure in the middle, to close up the the middle, to close up the bag between sips to avoid bag between sips to avoid spilling fluid drops. spilling fluid drops.

•Some astronauts use meal trays to eat.

•People in space use biocidal cleanser to wash dishes as well as many other things.

9. How is sitting to eat, and doing the dishes different in space?

Some foods that can’t be used in space are:• Salt,• Pepper, • Bread, • Bread crumbs could float into machines and wreck them.•The separate grains if salt or pepper could wreck the machines too.

10. What foods would not be allowed on the space menu and why?