The astronaut's cookbook: tales, recipes, and more

223 Pages·2010·10.681 MB·English

by  Bourland, Charles Thomas;Vogt, Gregory

The Astronaut’s Cookbook

The Astronaut’s
Cookbook
Tales, Recipes, and More
By Charles T. Bourland
and Gregory L. Vogt
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CharlesT.Bourland GregoryL.Vogt
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DOI10.1007/978-1-4419-0624-3
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Thisbookisdedicatedtotheastronautswholosttheirlivespursuing
their dreams to explore the frontier of space.
Apollo 1, January 27, 1967
Virgil ‘‘Gus’’ Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Shuttle STS-51L Challenger, January 28, 1986
Francis R. (Dick) Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ellison S. Onizuka
Judith A. Resnik
Ronald E. McNair
Sharon Christa McAuliffe
Gregory Jarvis
Shuttle STS-107 Columbia, February 1, 2003
Rick D. Husband
William C. McCool
Michael P. Anderson
David M. Brown
Kalpana Chawla
Laurel B. Clark
IIan Ramon
FIGURE1 Lostmissionpatches.
Acknowledgements
TheauthorsacknowledgetheassistanceofVickieKloeris,Kimberly
Glaus-Late,andDonnaNaborsattheNASAJohnsonSpaceCenter
Space Food Facility with the space food specifications and food
standards from which these recipes were derived. The authors also
acknowledge Mike Gentry and Adam Caballero of the NASA
Johnson Space Center Media Resource Center for help with the
NASA photographs.
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Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................ 2
SpaceFoodTypes .................................................... 6
RehydratableFood.................................................. 6
ThermostabilizedFood .............................................. 8
IntermediateMoistureFoods ......................................... 8
NaturalFormFoods ................................................ 9
IrradiatedMeat .................................................... 9
Condiments ....................................................... 9
SpaceFoodMenuDevelopment ........................................ 10
EatinginMicrogravity ................................................ 14
BecomeaSpaceCook ................................................ 19
ToIodizeorNottoIodize,ThatIstheQuestion .......................... 21
BaggingIt .......................................................... 25
2. BreakfastFoods..................................................... 28
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket .................................. 36
3. SnacksandAppetizers ............................................... 38
SatisfyingHungrySkylabAstronauts..................................... 40
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket .................................. 51
4. SoupsandSalads.................................................... 54
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket .................................. 70
5. Bread,Tortillas,andSandwiches ...................................... 72
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket .................................. 81
6. MainDishes........................................................ 82
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket ................................. 115
7. EatYourVegetables! ............................................... 118
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket ................................. 139
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8. Desserts .......................................................... 140
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket ................................. 165
9. Beverages ......................................................... 166
WhatYou’llFindatYourSupermarket ................................. 176
10. FutureSpaceFood ................................................. 178
AppendixAHistoryofAmericanSpaceFood .............................. 202
AppendixBISSExpeditionFive(JunetoDecember2005)SampleCrew
MenuforAstronautPeggyWhitson ...................................... 208
AppendixCInternetResourcesonSpaceFoodandNutrition ................ 214
Index ................................................................ 217