The Astronaut’s Cookbook
Subtitle: Tales, Recipes, and More
By: by Charles T. Bourland and Gregory L. Vogt
Contributors: Vogt, Gregory
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781441906236
Subjects: Nutrition; Recherche; Alimentation; Comportement alimentaire; Cooking; Astronauts; Aliments déshydratés; Menus for space flight; Aliments diététiques
Description: Synopsis:  Ever wanted to know what the astronauts eat when they're in space? Now, you can do better than that! You can actually make what they eat in your own kitchen! And while you're waiting for your delicious (hah!) space food to cook, you can read about the history of the space program, space food preparation methods, and even get to know many of the astronauts that have dined in space. Did they find the food appetizing? What did they miss most when they were in space? How has NASA try to improve the food over the years? Charles Bourland is a retired long-time director of the NASA space food program, and Gregory Vogt, also a former NASA education specialist, helped train the astronauts. Both veterans of the U.S. space program have combined here to provide authentic recipes not only of foods that were actually served during various space missions (including Skylab, Apollo, the space shuttle, and the International Space Station) but also some of the astronauts' favorite recipes and even space recipes from famous TV chefs Rachael Ray and Emeril Lagasse! You will be amused and amazed at the information you find here. And you will be ready to impress your friends and family with your new culinary skills. Finally, you will have a much better understanding of what it really is to live in space, for weeks or even months at a time. Any volunteers for a trip to Mars? If you are a food lover, maybe not after you read this book and serve up some of its culinary treat. --
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1:  Introduction; title: Space food types; title: Rehydratable food; title: Thermostabilized food; title: Intermediate moisture foods; title: Natural form foods; title: Irradiated meat; title: Condiments; title: Space food menu development; title: Eating in microgravity; title: Become a space cook; title: To iodize or not to iodize, that is the question; title: Bagging it; title: 2:  Breakfast foods; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 3:  Snacks and appetizers; title: Satisfying hungry Skylab astronauts; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 4:  Soups and salads; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 5:  Bread, tortillas, and sandwiches; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 6:  Main dishes; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 7:  Eat your vegetables!; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 8:  Desserts; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 9:  Beverages; title: What you'll find at your supermarket; title: 10:  Future space food; title: Appendix A:  History of American space food; title: Appendix B:  ISS expedition five (June to December 2005) sample crew menu for astronaut Peggy Whitson; title: Appendix C:  Internet resources on space food and nutrition; title: Index.