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Opinion: Fine dining on the International Space Station

a hatch Chile aboard the international space station

A hatch chile aboard the International Space Station (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/flickr)

There may be a reason why astronauts are rhapsodic about the view from space but never mention the food.

NASA and other space agencies strive to give crews aboard the International Space Station nutritious and interesting meals.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet can reportedly occasionally consume lobster, cod and almond tarts with caramelized pears onboard the space station, prepared in collaboration with famous French chefs. But even an astronaute français must slurp most meals out of a plastic squeeze-bag.

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