In the years since that crowning moment, the US space program has witnessed countless ... While today's astronauts still eat packaged meals, their food has a lot more variety and flavor than ...

Space food has its roots in military rations ... with a metal tube of pureed beef and vegetables and another full of applesauce. Here’s a fun fact: Tang was not invented for astronauts.

As per the Space Food and Nutrition ... of contact between metal and the acids contained in some foods, such as applesauce. And during the analysis it was found that the aluminum tube packaging ...