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heating in space is its own kind of fun

heating in space is its own kind of fun but keeping astronauts fit healthy is a

but keeping astronauts fit healthy is a

but keeping astronauts fit healthy is a serious business

Michelle clinch is responsible for what

Michelle clinch is responsible for what they eat

they eat

they eat we’re making spaghetti with meat sauce

we’re making spaghetti with meat sauce

we’re making spaghetti with meat sauce space meals begin does like ours do with

space meals begin does like ours do with

space meals begin does like ours do with a trip to the supermarket here but the

a trip to the supermarket here but the

a trip to the supermarket here but the similarities stop there

similarities stop there

similarities stop there spaghetti and meat sauce is just one of

spaghetti and meat sauce is just one of

spaghetti and meat sauce is just one of the 250 things on the space station menu

the 250 things on the space station menu

the 250 things on the space station menu each portion is meticulously calibrated

each portion is meticulously calibrated

each portion is meticulously calibrated we have a database where we maintain the

we have a database where we maintain the

we have a database where we maintain the nutritional content of all our products

nutritional content of all our products

nutritional content of all our products calories fat protein carbohydrate things

calories fat protein carbohydrate things

calories fat protein carbohydrate things like that but the most important

like that but the most important

like that but the most important calculation is what things weigh that’s

calculation is what things weigh that’s

calculation is what things weigh that’s because it costs ten thousand dollars

because it costs ten thousand dollars

because it costs ten thousand dollars for every pound blasted off to the

for every pound blasted off to the

for every pound blasted off to the astronauts

astronauts

astronauts so NASA adopted a reduction technique

so NASA adopted a reduction technique

so NASA adopted a reduction technique also used by the military from strong

also used by the military from strong

also used by the military from strong removes a high percentage of the

removes a high percentage of the

removes a high percentage of the moisture so typically when we freeze dry

moisture so typically when we freeze dry

moisture so typically when we freeze dry our products we take them down to about

our products we take them down to about

our products we take them down to about three percent each portion now weighs

three percent each portion now weighs

three percent each portion now weighs just one ounce

just one ounce

just one ounce cost to transport six hundred and sixty

cost to transport six hundred and sixty

cost to transport six hundred and sixty dollars