uJust months after his arrival on the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Andreas Mogensen is unanimously welcomed on board. And for good reason, a scientific experiment, which TF1 Info reported on, which pushed him to make a chocolate mousse for the crew. The objective of this experiment was to analyze the use of a kitchen robot in a microgravity situation.
I made chocolate mousse for my crewmates!
It turned out delicious and was a huge hit. Now I just have to come up with an excuse of why I can cook for my crewmates in space but not for my wife at home��
The chocolate mousse was a test of an ESA and French Space Agency (CNES)… pic.twitter.com/WyAYq05rMN
— Andreas Mogensen (@Astro_Andreas) September 24, 2023
“I prepared a chocolate mousse for my teammates,” he wrote enthusiastically on X (formerly Twitter). It turned out delicious and was a great success.” The question of food on board the ISS is far from trivial, especially when it comes to considering the possibility of cooking directly in space.
A kitchen robot for future lunar stations
“Food is vital for both health and mentality,” explains Andreas Mogensen. Today, all our food is prepared and packaged on Earth, we simply need to rehydrate and reheat it. Cooking in space could bring huge benefit to future crews. » As the rap (…) Read more
