Updated August 30, 2021: After receiving the shipment of ingredients, the astronauts finally got to receive their ground pizza treatment. And they also happily documented the experience, in video format, so that terrestrials could see all the fun. The Indian Express reports that the astronauts assembled the pizzas carefully, so as not to let all the ingredients fly around the cabin, and you can see for yourself how fun it all seems.
The title of the video by French astronaut Thomas Pesquet says: “Pizza night floating with friends almost feels like a Saturday on Earth. They say a good chef never reveals his secrets, but I made a video so you can be the judge. All but the pineapple, that would be a serious crime in Italy. “Apparently, even astronauts have strong feelings about the pineapple. Anyway, the pieces of tin floating around the cabin look like a terrible situation.
The pizzas look a bit like Lunchables, but at one point in the video you can see an astronaut wrapping the cake in foil, probably for quick baking. The end results seem like something that would definitely come when that wish came, and honestly being able to say you only had pizza in the space is probably worth bragging about.
Original publication, August 12, 2021: Three weeks ago, Bond’s bad billionaire Jeff Bezos spent about four minutes in “space” (he was 62 miles above Earth, hardly getting to the edge), and everyone was one way or another forced to pay attention. Meanwhile, in real space there are astronauts which have since floated 254 miles above the earth last November, and no one talks about it! As you read this, seven people with advanced degrees in science and engineering live inside a space station that crosses the final frontier at a speed of 17,150 miles per hour, working to improve humanity. We should celebrate them in the best way we know how: with pizza.
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Today, those astronauts aboard the International Space Station will receive a new delivery of Earth supplies, which I imagine should look a little like Christmas to them. Among the benefits that will unfold is a new mounting bracket for the station’s solar wings, some cases of simulated moon dust that will be used in 3D printing experiments, a slime mold called “the Blob“And of course, food to keep them happy and alive for the the next 90 days.
For those of you who haven’t been up to date with the ever-evolving world of space-age literal cuisine, International Space Station astronauts are no longer limited to dehydrated food packages or outgoing pasta. of a tube. As reported by the Associated Press, today’s delivery includes fresh produce such as apples, tomatoes and kiwis, a delicious cheese breakfast and a kit that astronauts can use to make their own fresh pizzas at the ISS oven.
In fact, the development of food for excellent astronauts has been a major effort among international science programs as an instrument of diplomacy, as sharing food from their homelands helps build camaraderie among the multinational crew. (Currently, the space station houses three Americans, two Russians, one French and a Japanese astronaut.) Astronauts have an extensive menu of foods they can order, such as noodles from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kung Pao chicken developed by the Chinese space program, and coffee for ISSpresso, a coffee machine that was designed specifically for low gravity by – who else? —The Italian Space Agency.