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Why can't astronauts eat normal food--like a bowl of spaghetti and a salad?
I was wondering why astronauts can't eat normal food in space, like a bowl of spaghetti and a salad.
Well, space food is specially prepared and packaged to withstand the unique challenges of spaceflight. Normal foods like spaghetti and salad wouldn't be able to last long in space and their texture and taste would be affected by zero gravity, radiation, and other factors.