What Do Astronauts Eat Aboard the International Space Station?

Kevin Pang interviews NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur aboard the International Space Station about all things Space Food. Megan teaches us about the types of foods astronauts eat in space, how space food is stored, how it's prepared and how it's eaten.

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[ThisSteveGuy]

Been a fan of hers since STS-125, the final Hubble repair mission. Just a really remarkable person, imo. Anyway, it's nice to see something so out of the ordinary on this channel.

[jake]

3:27 - I laughed when she put the bag of strawberries on the fridge shelf and the strawberries floated up immediately like "Nope!"

[debbycoley]

What a wonderfully interesting and informative episode! Thanks so much!

[Geeksmithing]

I love how the host here nods as if it was a real live call. Almost convincing. 😆

[dejahjane]

Thank you for that video! That was so neat to see how they eat up in space! Maybe you can create a video of the cooks at NASA to see how they prepare it for space.!!

[ChristianNeff]

Lol her hair. 😆 Id be playing with that for hours. I dont think I've seen an astronaut with her hair "down".

[goalscorerlajon]

Somebody needs to show this to one Howard Walowitz...

[kell_checks_in]

So, space is like really bad camping with a great view.

[isabelab]

Fabulous! So wonderful to see the challenges of space exploration

[theresamcpherson]

Way I thought it was going to be on freeze dried food, not dehydrated. Who knew!

[inspectorbaldbeard]

This is the first episode I’ve seen with Kevin. I always enjoyed his work in Chicago.

[pqrstsma]

how much is the ISS paying for internet??? surprised by how clear and smooth the connection is!

[ShaunBMcKinnon]

I enjoyed this video, her hair reminded me of Medusa 🤣.

[bostonrailfan]

they have gone a long way from the old meals, food science and nutrition has gone hand in hand with NASA science so simple foods that most folks don’t think about are eaten by them and giving them the needed energy for their experiments and observations

just think of the number of basic gadgets and instant foods we have due to the space program!

[ninamoler]

I always love ATK videos but this one was (insert bad pun)! Awesome host and guest!

[morganchilds]

This is the coolest thing that has ever been on ATK. It might even be cooler than the time Mr. Pang admitted that oyster sauce in fried rice was pretty good.

[TheToeSong]

Finally, a video for my current life situation :)

[thomasshorock]

When she said she missed hummus... it almost surprises me that it isn't on the NASA menu. Instant rehydratable hummus powder is certainly a common enough product on Earth (if inferior to freshly blended). It'd be nutrient-dense, not too messy and perfectly fine on a tortilla, maybe with some rehydrated gyro strips.

[cynajoy]

Anyone here remember Space Food Sticks? A snack food from the late 60’s or early 70’s. They were a chewy stick of a sort of candy wrapped in a silver foil - inspired by the moon landing and geared towards kids.

[munkeybutt]

Love this. It’s interesting to see the creativity of the astronauts with their limited range of food. Would love to see more in future.