Astronaut Sandra Magnus Cooks in Zero Gravity
Food for astronauts working aboard the International Space
Station usually come precooked and packaged in such a way so that it can
be eaten in microgravity without making a huge mess. But when NASA
astronaut Sandra Magnus joined the crew of the International Space
Station as part of Expedition 18 in November 2008, she decided that food
should be an important part of the mission.
It started
innocently enough: She took a can of Russian chicken with vegetables and
added olives, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto paste. The result left a bit
to be desired, but she found what she wanted to do with her spare time.
