The Astronaut's Cookbook

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название : The Astronaut's Cookbook

год: 1 edition (October 29, 2009)

издатель : Springer

Language: English

ISBN : 978-1441906236

формат : pdf

страниц : 212

размер архива: 4,09 мб

Известное издательство научной литературы Springer выпустило в свет книгу о космической еде Поваренная книга астронавта (The Astronaut's Cookbook).

Авторы книги — Чарльз Т. Бурленд (Charles T. Bourland) и Грэгори Л. Вогт (Gregory L. Vogt), бывшие сотрудники NASA, — объяснили основные принципы формирования космического меню.

Одна из основных задач при разработке космического рациона — создание легкой (в весовом отношении) и сытной еды с длительным сроком хранения.

В конце книги приведены рецепты космических блюд, большинство из которых невозможно приготовить в домашних условиях.

Как пишут авторы, некоторые самые обычные продукты зачастую запрещены на орбите.

Например, хлеб, который имеет свойство крошиться, в условиях микрогравитации представляет опасность не только для приборов орбитальной станции, но и для самих астронавтов (которые могут вдохнуть плавающие в условиях невесомости крошки).

Поэтому вместо хлеба на станции используют кукурузные лепешки.

Молоко на орбите разрешено, однако на станцию можно доставляют только порошок: свежее молоко, во-первых, слишком много весит, а во-вторых, легко портится.

Из-за сильного запаха на орбите не приветствуются лук, чеснок, многие фрукты.

Astronauts, cosmonauts, and a very limited number of people have experienced eating space food due to the unique processing and packaging required for space travel. This book allows anyone with a normal kitchen to prepare space food. Since some of the processing such as freeze dehydration, and packaging cannot be accomplished in the normal kitchen, many of the recipes will not produce the food that would be launched in space, but will prepare food similar to what the astronauts would eat after they had added the water to the food in space. Many of the space foods are prepared to the point of ready to eat, and then frozen and freeze dried. Food preparation in this book stops at the point of ready to eat before the freezing and dehydrating takes place.

Recipes in this book are extracted from the NASA food specifications and modified for preparation in a normal kitchen.

In addition, astronaut home favorite recipes and NASA quarantine food recipes are included. NASA developed an extensive frozen food system for the International Space Station Habitation Module. The Habitation Module was cut from the budget, so these foods were not used, but some of the favorite recipes are in this book. NASA also developed a complete food system for planetary missions based on crops that could be grown in space. Some of these vegetarian recipes are also included in the book. Each recipe has the source identified such as Shuttle, International Space Station, astronaut favorite etc.

The book will contain the following chapters: Introduction, Appetizers, Beverages, Bread and Tortillas, Cookies, Sandwiches, Desserts, Main Dishes, Soups and Salads, Vegetables, and Future Space Foods.

Interesting tidbits of space food history will be spread throughout the book. Examples like; did NASA invent Tang?, who was the first person to eat in space?, the Gemini sandwich fiasco, why there is no alcohol in U.S. space food systems, astronauts favorite food, etc.

This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to taste and serve space food, chefs for special meals, teachers for use in the classroom, and anyone with a general interest in food and space.