Food in space has always been a challenge. Not only does the food need to be nutritious, to replenish energy levels of hard-working astronauts, it also needs to taste good while being sturdy and portable enough to take on space flights. Companies, like Pillsbury, worked with NASA to expand upon the foods that were being consumed during the Mercury and Gemini programs of the Sixties. What the food scientists hoped to come up with was a high-energy alternative to what was then the almost universally despised standard: gelatin-covered cubes.
Pillsbury Space Food Sticks
Pillsbury Space Food Sticks
Pillsbury Space Food Sticks
Food in space has always been a challenge. Not only does the food need to be nutritious, to replenish energy levels of hard-working astronauts, it also needs to taste good while being sturdy and portable enough to take on space flights. Companies, like Pillsbury, worked with NASA to expand upon the foods that were being consumed during the Mercury and Gemini programs of the Sixties. What the food scientists hoped to come up with was a high-energy alternative to what was then the almost universally despised standard: gelatin-covered cubes.