literally dream about. reporter: november 27th, 2014, thanksgiving on the international space station. american astronaut butch wilmore tapes a special message posted on the nasa youtube page. and of course thanksgiving is always about food as well. we share special meals and this is smoked turkey, so i m going to have some smoked turkey. this here is corn bread dressing. rehydrate that, that s going to be mighty tasty. so this is the kitchen? this is the kitchen for space food. reporter: providing that taste of home is maya cooper s job. as one of nasa s food scientists here at the johnson space center in houston, she spends all her days thinking about what the astronauts on iss are eating. she invited me here to nasa s kitchen and tasting lab for a closer look at the astronauts