7/23/2023 0 Comments Russian space shuttle dinner![]() The first meal an American astronaut ate was apple-sauce. The astronaut squeezed these meals into their mouths! The first meals eaten in space were soft, gloopy foods a lot like baby food, packed in tubes like toothpaste. ![]() Scientists spend lots of time working on foods for space travel, to make sure astronauts stay fit, happy and healthy, so they can be at their best while they are in space. Special ways of packaging and eating foods had to be invented for space meals. The first space missions only lasted for a few minutes, so of course there was no need for the crews to eat, but as missions became longer, astronauts had to be fed. Food crumbs and drops of water could float around the spacecraft, make a mess or even damage the the space craft itself. Water won't stay in a cup, it will float out and hang in the air. If you let go of a piece of food in a space craft, it will drift around, not fall to the floor. ![]() The main problem with eating and drinking in space is that there is no gravity. If you have any queries or think something is missing, please email us at you would like to visit our online shop, please visit What's so hard about eating in space? As specialist retailers of space toys, space dressing up and other fun space stuff, we love everything about space exploration. What do astronauts eat when they are in space? This page will tell you all about the meals space explorers eat, and how they eat them. A children's guide to astronaut food, ideal research for space projects or homework!
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