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Facts About Space Food, According to NASA

In celebration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft making it to Pluto, we thought it’d be perfect to give you the DL, thanks to NASA, on how astronauts actually survive out there in space.

1. Astronauts eat the same food as we do on Earth.

You may think that these amazing people eat some sort of vitamin-infused, anti-gravity specialty food, but I’m here to tell you they eat mac and cheese, just like us college kids.

2. Processed, high sodium and sugary foods keep well in outer space.

But since these people are scientists who need to work at peak performance, NASA has said they’ve reduce their food’s sodium content by 40%.

3. All the food is kept in air-tight packaging.

The food is stored in what’s called retort packaging, which is a laminated foil container designed to hold up in high-temperatures during sterilization. It seems like a struggle to open and I don’t know about you, but I’d be pretty tired of this after 3 days…

4. There are 203 different things on the menu.

A lot of thought went into this menu to ensure astronauts stay healthy and don’t waste too much time meal prepping. At least they have some variety up there.

5.  All the food packages have Velcro on them.

I have a feeling it’d be pretty annoying if every time you went to take a bite of your food, it floated away from you. Three cheers for Velcro.