The Astronaut's Cookbook

If you have ever wondered what astronauts eat when they’re in space, this book will be fascinating for you. Now you can actually make what they eat in your own kitchen! This book contains recipes used in space alongside information about the history of the space program, space food preparation methods, and astronauts. The authors are both experts in the interstellar culinary arts: Charles Bourland is a retired long-time director of the NASA space food program, and Gregory Vogt, a former NASA education specialist, helped to train the astronauts. The authors used their combined knowledge and first-hand experience in this book to provide authentic recipes not only of foods that were actually served during various space missions (including Skylab, Apollo, the space shuttle, and the International Space Station) but also some of the astronauts’ favorite recipes, and even space recipes from famous TV chefs Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray.