The Astronaut's Cookbook (eBook)

Tales, Recipes, and More

Charles T. Bourland, Gregory L. Vogt (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2010
XI, 220 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4419-0624-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Astronauts, cosmonauts, and a very limited number of people have experienced eating space food due to the unique processing and packaging required for space travel. This book allows anyone with a normal kitchen to prepare space food. Since some of the processing such as freeze dehydration, and packaging cannot be accomplished in the normal kitchen, many of the recipes will not produce the food that would be launched in space, but will prepare food similar to what the astronauts would eat after they had added the water to the food in space. Many of the space foods are prepared to the point of ready to eat, and then frozen and freeze dried. Food preparation in this book stops at the point of ready to eat before the freezing and dehydrating takes place.

Recipes in this book are extracted from the NASA food specifications and modified for preparation in a normal kitchen. The book will contain the following chapters: Introduction, Appetizers, Beverages, Bread and Tortillas, Cookies, Sandwiches, Desserts, Main Dishes, Soups and Salads, Vegetables, and Future Space Foods.

Interesting tidbits of space food history will be spread throughout the book. Examples like; did NASA invent Tang?, who was the first person to eat in space?, the Gemini sandwich fiasco, why there is no alcohol in U.S. space food systems, astronauts favorite food, etc.

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Astronauts, cosmonauts, and a very limited number of people have experienced eating space food due to the unique processing and packaging required for space travel. This book allows anyone with a normal kitchen to prepare space food. Since some of the processing such as freeze dehydration, and packaging cannot be accomplished in the normal kitchen, many of the recipes will not produce the food that would be launched in space, but will prepare food similar to what the astronauts would eat after they had added the water to the food in space. Many of the space foods are prepared to the point of ready to eat, and then frozen and freeze dried. Food preparation in this book stops at the point of ready to eat before the freezing and dehydrating takes place.Recipes in this book are extracted from the NASA food specifications and modified for preparation in a normal kitchen.In addition, astronaut home favorite recipes and NASA quarantine food recipes are included. NASA developed an extensive frozen food system for the International Space Station Habitation Module. The Habitation Module was cut from the budget, so these foods were not used, but some of the favorite recipes are in this book. NASA also developed a complete food system for planetary missions based on crops that could be grown in space. Some of these vegetarian recipes are also included in the book. Each recipe has the source identified such as Shuttle, International Space Station, astronaut favorite etc.The book will contain the following chapters: Introduction, Appetizers, Beverages, Bread and Tortillas, Cookies, Sandwiches, Desserts, Main Dishes, Soups and Salads, Vegetables, and Future Space Foods.Interesting tidbits of space food history will be spread throughout the book. Examples like; did NASA invent Tang?, who was the first person to eat in space?, the Gemini sandwich fiasco, why there is no alcohol in U.S. space food systems, astronauts favorite food, etc.This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to taste and serve space food, chefs for special meals, teachers for use in the classroom, and anyone with a general interest in food and space.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements 8
Contents 9
About the Authors 11
1 Introduction 14
Space Food Types 17
Rehydratable Food 17
Thermostabilized Food 19
Intermediate Moisture Foods 19
Natural Form Foods 20
Irradiated Meat 20
Condiments 20
Space Food Menu Development 21
Eating in Microgravity 25
Become a Space Cook 31
To Iodize or Not to Iodize, That Is the Question 32
Bagging It 36
2 Breakfast Foods 39
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 46
3 Snacks and Appetizers 48
Satisfying Hungry Skylab Astronauts 49
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 60
4 Soups and Salads 63
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 78
5 Bread, Tortillas, and Sandwiches 80
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 88
6 Main Dishes 90
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 122
7 Eat Your Vegetables! 125
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 145
8 Desserts 147
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 171
9 Beverages 173
What You’ll Find at Your Supermarket 182
10 Future Space Food 185
APPENDIX A: History of American Space Food 208
Mercury (1961–1963), Gemini (1965–1966) and Apollo (1968–1972) 208
Skylab (1973–1974) 209
The Space Shuttle (1981 to the Present) 209
Shuttle/Mir Phase I Program (1995–1998) 210
The International Space Station (November 2000 to the Present) 211
APPENDIX B: ISS Expedition Five (June to December 2005) Sample Crew Menu for Astronaut Peggy Whitson 214
APPENDIX C: Internet Resources on Space Food and Nutrition 220
NASA Space Food Sites 220
NASA Educator Guide on Space Food and Nutrition 220
National Public Radio Stories About Space Food 220
NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center at Iowa State University College of Agriculture 220
Index 221

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.10.2009
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 220 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Grundkochbücher
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• Schlagworte: astronaut diet • astronaut food • astronaut menu • cooking in space • culinary science • food science • NASA's food program • Physics • Planetary Science • Processing • recipes in space • space food • space kitchen • Space Technology
• ISBN-10: 1-4419-0624-X / 144190624X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-0624-3 / 9781441906243