BY: Sydney Hunt, Gailyn Graff, Leigha Hatch Mission to Mars BY: Sydney Hunt, Gailyn Graff, Leigha Hatch

History of Space Food The astronauts had squeeze tubes with their food inside and had bite-sized cubes covered with gelatin to reduce crumbling Freeze-dried food was put in special containers Added hot water to rehydrate the food which made the food taste better Space allowed them to have a dining room and table Footholds would allow them to situate themselves around the table and “sit” and eat

Preparation Food is prepared in the Galley installed to the orbiter’s mid-deck The Galley contains a faucet and an oven The food in space is cooked faster with a convection oven The food is contained in bags to preserve it Packages of food is stored in locker trays months before the launch

Breakfast Granola with raisins (r) Grey Tea Breakfast Roll (t) Powdered Milk (every meal) Dried fruit in plastic bags Hot cereal, and oat meal Cream cheese Sour cream

Lunch Canned foods (tuna, etc.) Flour tortillas Salt and Pepper in liquid form Nuts without shells Fruit cups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAC-ST77Ow&safety_mode=true&persist_safetymode=1

Dinner Dried meat/salted meat Dried fruit Beef jerky Apples and bananas (dried) Smoked turkey Chicken

Dessert Candy/canes, and chocolate bars in plastics bags (and other chocolate candies) Cookies Chocolate matza

Greenhouses Tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, carrots, strawberries and peppers potatoes, wheat, soybeans, peanuts and rice, are picked and eaten These fruits and vegetables are grown on the ship

Bibliography http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=mars&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_Food_for_Space_Flight.html http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/text/clubhouse/Space_Lunch.html