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Future missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on these menus—and invited National Geographic inside.
Food items on the menu for the Artemis II crew include barbecued beef brisket, vegetable quiche, and broccoli au gratin.
Humankind has been fascinated with space travel for quite some time. The 1960s were the height of our obsession, when the U.S. and Russia competed for the stars, children dreamed of becoming astronauts, and a televised robot famously said, "Danger, Will ...
The astronauts on the Artemis II mission to the Moon will have a vast menu of food options to make their 10-day journey as comfortable as possible.
Back in 1969, when the space race was at its peak and cutting-edge technology was still in its infancy, the Apollo 11 astronauts survived on a diet of bacon cubes, peaches, sugar cookie cubes, and fruit concoctions described as “drink” rather than juice. That should tell you everything you need to know.