Dinner on the International Space Station: Will it be lobster or beef bourguignon?
Updated Apr 23, 2021;
Posted Apr 23, 2021
The Crew Dragon space capsule astronauts, from front left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide leave the Operation and Checkout Building on their way to board the capsule for a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP
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There was a time when astronauts in space squeezed pureed food from a tube, similar to toothpaste. However, that was the space cuisine of 60 years ago. Things have come a long way since then.
âThereâs a lot of expectations when you send a Frenchman into spaceâ
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A French astronaut who leaves Earth these days does not leave French food behind.
Here are some of the foods that Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut who launched on a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station on Friday, will enjoy during his six-month stay in orbit: lobster, beef bourguignon, cod with black rice, potato cakes with wild mushrooms and almond tarts with caramelised pears.
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet gives a tour of the International Space Stationâs kitchen and the special food will share with his crewmates in space on a 2016 mission,
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Itâs Dinner Time on the Space Station. Lobster or Beef Bourguignon?
Earthâs gastronomical delights are being adapted to life in orbit.
A balsamic vinegar reduction added to a low-temperature cooked salmon, developed by Alain Ducasse, for the French astronaut Thomas Pesquet at a canning factory in western France.Credit.Sebastien Salom-Gomis/Agence France-Presse â Getty Images
A French astronaut who leaves Earth these days does not leave French food behind.
On Friday morning, Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut with the European Space Agency, is to launch on a SpaceX rocket with three other astronauts to the International Space Station.