Astronaut Food 6 x Packs

6 x packs of Astronaut Food (Either assorted or all the same flavour, please put your choice in a message when ordering)

Freeze-dried ready-to-eat space food™

• Freeze dried Astronaut® Food
• As developed by NASA for the space programme
• Made in the USA
• Freeze dried and ready to eat straight from the packet
• Produced in a facility that also processes peanuts, milk, soy, wheat, gluten, egg and tree nut ingredients.

What is Space Food?

As space missions began to last longer than just a quick trip out of the atmosphere it meant that food was needed which was lightweight and could last a long time. From the early Mercury and Apollo missions NASA worked on freeze drying their food. Freeze-drying is like suspended animation, it keeps the ice cream and other foods totally intact, but removes up to 98% of the water. As you eat the food, your mouth re-hydrates it, restoring it to its original state. Freeze drying allows the food to last for years without losing its flavour and it’s much lighter.