Space FOOD

Ask anyone, they will tell you that eating is important. We can only assume that it will continue to be as we go further and further out into space. It really looks like our digestive system is here to stay. So, it's good to look at the history of space food:

1. John Glen, first american astronaut, and other Murcury mission astronauts ate stuff from aluminum tubes and little freeze dried cubes.

2. During Gemini missions, food chunks are cased in gelatin to keep from crumbling and freeze dried stuff is rehydrated by injecting watter then mashing it into a puree.

3. Apollo missions, introduced a more varied menu and the amazing heated water factor. Also they invent the "spoon bowl" which used water tension to hold food to a spoon like surface.

4. In the sky lab expeditions, they actually installed a table that locked trays of food into place and even heated the food up to a toast 150 degrees if so desired. Also, the menu increases to 72 food items.

Full article at: History of Food in Space