Here is What Space Chocolate Cake & Coffee Look Like

April 30, 2013 // 1:45 pm

Every kid wants to be an astronaut at some point. The idea of floating around a spaceship while exploring the universe at the speed of light (sigh, if only) is a thrilling thought I used to spend hours dreaming about back in grade school. Of course, all that’s peaches…

The Evolution of Weightless, Tasteless Astronaut Food

January 28, 2013 // 2:48 pm

No childhood would be complete without a taste of freeze-dried ice cream bought at the completion of a yearly field trip to your local science museum. As you stare, wide eyed at the majesty before you, a few questions might have popped into your head.…

Mars Mission Astronauts Will Have Just Two Menu Options, and Both Seem Pretty Miserable

July 19, 2012 // 10:09 am

I’m sure being locked for three years in a pressurized metal container would be enough to turn anyone into a green, hulking rage monster, but imagine if your only diet options while up there were to go completely vegan or only eat pre-packaged space food.

Let’s just say you…

NASA Giving Out Space Food (Plus Shipping)

September 14, 2011 // 9:00 am

How many FOODBEAST readers wanted to grow up to be an astronaut? For some, the dream is a little closer than they realize, at least when it comes to eating like an astronaut.

According to an LA Times blog, NASA will be giving away some 350 dehydrated…