The Astronaut’s Cookbook The Astronaut’s Cookbook Tales, Recipes, and More By Charles T. Bourland and Gregory L. Vogt 1 3 CharlesT.Bourland GregoryL.Vogt 1105NE.450Road 2670HollyHallAptH Osceola,MO,64776 HoustonTX77054 USA USA [email protected] [email protected] ISBN978-1-4419-0623-6 e-ISBN978-1-4419-0624-3 DOI10.1007/978-1-4419-0624-3 SpringerNewYorkDordrechtHeidelbergLondon LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2009933620 #SpringerScienceþBusinessMedia,LLC2010 Allrightsreserved.Thisworkmaynotbetranslatedorcopiedinwholeorinpartwithoutthewrittenpermissionofthe publisher(SpringerScience+BusinessMedia,LLC,233SpringStreet,NewYork,NY10013,USA),exceptforbrief excerptsinconnectionwithreviewsorscholarlyanalysis.Useinconnectionwithanyformofinformationstorageand retrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafter developedisforbidden. Theuseinthispublicationoftradenames,trademarks,servicemarks,andsimilarterms,eveniftheyarenotidentifiedas such,isnottobetakenasanexpressionofopinionastowhetherornottheyaresubjecttoproprietaryrights. Printedonacid-freepaper SpringerispartofSpringerScience+BusinessMedia(www.springer.com) 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. vii 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 ix x CONTENTS 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