S2E5: Space Food

For All Mankind: The Official Podcast

Apple TV+

Tv & Film

4.6 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to space travel, few details have captured our imaginations more than one simple subject: What astronauts eat. On this episode, Krys unpacks how much work goes into providing this basic need for the people who fly beyond our atmosphere. She welcomes space food expert Vickie Kloeris, talks favorite meals with a panel of astronauts, and—most importantly—gets the scoop on space ice cream.

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0:00.0	I want to tell you a story about a sandwich.
0:05.3	Yeah, I know what you're thinking.
0:07.5	Isn't this supposed to be a show about space?
0:09.9	Okay, well, just hear me out.
0:12.1	It'll all make sense.
0:14.4	I want to take us back to the spring of 1965.
0:18.4	The Soviets had just launched their first two-man crew into space aboard the Vokshod
0:23.2	2. The U.S., not to be outdone, launched Gemini 3. About two hours into their flight, one of the
0:31.1	two astronauts aboard pulled out a sandwich. It was corned beef on rye and very much not on the NASA menu, which at the time consisted of freeze-dried meals or gelatin-coated bites called cube food.
0:45.7	Their discussion was recorded by Mission Control, and it went a little something like this.
0:49.8	Well, left 55. That's a firm. What is it?
0:55.0	Corned beef sandwich.
0:56.0	Where did that come from?
0:58.0	I brought it with me.
0:59.0	Let's see how it tastes.
1:01.0	Smells, doesn't it?
1:02.0	Yeah, it's breaking up.
1:04.0	I'm gonna stick it in my pocket.
1:06.0	Is it?
1:07.0	That's a thought anyway.
1:09.0	Yep.
1:10.0	Not a very good one.
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