Astronauts seem like the buttoned-up type since their very lives depend on getting every detail right. That didn't stop John ...

French astronaut Sophie Adenot will take food from Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic to the International Space Station ...

A Thanksgiving meal aboard the space station. (Image credit: NASA) Scientists have realized food is more than just fuel for astronauts — it plays a vital role in their mental wellbeing and can ...

The ancient culinary practice of fermentation may play a role in the future of space cuisine. In March 2020, an ...

As announced by the European Space Agency, Sophie Adenot (who, next year, will fly to the International Space Station with ...

On Tuesday the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a small bioreactor carrying genetically engineered yeast into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It’s part of a larger plan to develop in-space ...

Grip it and rip it. Good advice on the golf course — or for astronauts preparing Thanksgiving dinner aboard the International Space Station. In a video sent to the ground this week, NASA ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station won’t be back home on Earth Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, but they will share a meal together with at least some traditional fare.. NASA ...

Doctors for the space agency are closely monitoring the health and diets of Butch Wilmore, 61, and Sunita Williams, 59, after a recent photo showed Williams looking jarringly gaunt.

Astronauts embarking on long-haul journeys in deep space can’t pack all the calories they will need in the form of freeze-dried food. They also can’t grow everything they’ll need, as onboard ...