Overview
- NASA’s Orion crew, shown in a video released Sunday, ate sealed meals in microgravity during the ongoing lunar test flight.
- Most dishes are freeze‑dried and rehydrated with onboard water, and all packaging stays closed to stop crumbs from floating into eyes or electronics.
- The menu features shelf‑stable comfort foods such as macaroni and cheese, mango salad, barbecued beef brisket, and spicy green beans.
- Supplies include five types of hot sauce and 43 servings of coffee, with a compact warmer to heat meals when needed.
- Food remains safe without a fridge through ready‑to‑eat, rehydratable, thermostabilized, or irradiated options, and only no‑prep items are used during launch and re‑entry when the water dispenser is off.