Space Station to Get Japanese Take-Out
Japanese space food for the International Space Station.
Best Orbital Eats: The Top 10 Space Foods
ISS Expedition 16 commander Peggy Whitson (right) and flight engineer Dan Tani wish viewers a happy Thanksgiving on NASA TV while preparing for a Nov. 24, 2007 spacewalk.
Space Wheat Could Feed Astronauts on Mars
This dwarf wheat was grown in space aboard the Mir space station.
Astronauts Offer Their Thanks, Giving Space on the Shuttle
A look at the Thanksgiving dinner of smoked turkey, stuffing, green beans and mushrooms and other treats for the STS-126 crew of shuttle Endeavour on Nov. 27, 2008.
Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving in Space on Two Spaceships
Members of the STS-129 crew share a meal while on the space station. The scene on Thanksgiving day will be similar onboard space shuttle Atlantis.
Fincke and Feustel Eating Breakfast
A short time before they donned spacesuits for a spacewalk, NASA astronauts Michael Fincke (left) and Andrew Feustel, both STS-134 mission specialists, are seen eating breakfast snacks onboard the International Space Station (ISS) on May 22, 2011 during Flight Day 7 of their 16-day mission.
Orbital Eating: A Space Thanksgiving for ISS Crew
ISS Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur holds a pack of smoked turkey, Thanksgiving dinner aboard the International Space Station.
Space Food: From Squeeze Tubes To Celebrity Chefs
A Thanksgiving day meal fit for an astronaut: NASA-packaged smoked turkey, cornbread dressing, strawberries, tea w/sugar and as-flown cranberry sauce spread.
5-Star Space Food: Astronaut Cuisine Hits Lofty Heights
A metal food tray with magnetized silverware and Velcro patches to secure food packets (at left and right) in the microgravity environment.
Astronaut Dessert Redefines 'Space Chimps'
Endangered Species Chocolate "Chimpanzee" bars will launch aboard space shuttle Discovery during its Feb. 12, 2009 STS-119 liftoff.
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