The Astronaut's Cookbook
Most people are intimately familiar with the awe-inspiring
photos of space shuttle launches or images of the Earth from the International
Space Station. But how many people have paused for even a second to think about
what those astronauts eat when they're on a two-week space shuttle mission or
are living for months on the International Space Station?
Now, a truly unique book - The Astronaut's Cookbook - Tales, Recipes, and More
- written by NASA veterans Charles T. Bourland and Gregory L. Vogt gives a
first look at what astronauts eat while in space. The Soviet cosmonaut, Gherman
Titov, was the first human to consume food in space, and John Glenn, Jr., the
first American to consume food in space. Now, The Astronaut's Cookbook unveils
the history of food in space and explains how NASA improved the food over the
years.
The Astronaut's Cookbook also gives readers instructions and recipes on how
they can cook their own space food. In addition, celebrity chefs Rachael Ray
and Emeril Lagasse contributed recipes to the NASA space program, and their
recipes are featured in the book, including Rachael Ray's 5-Vegetable Fried
Rice with 5-Spice Pork.
Co-author Charles Bourland's extensive experience working with NASA's food
program gives a behind-the-scenes look. Anecdotes throughout the book share
unique stories about the NASA food program, including one astronaut's quest to
eat Georgia BBQ in space.
Charles T. Bourland spent 30 years at the NASA Johnson Space Centre developing
food and food packages for spaceflight. He began his work during the Apollo 12
program and continued through the early years of the International Space
Station.
Gregory L. Vogt is a veteran writer, science consultant, and developer of
science and technology materials for schools. A former science teacher himself,
Vogt has been director of an interactive science museum, an education
specialist with the Astronaut Office at the NASA Johnson Space Centre, and a
consultant to museums.
Charles T. Bourland and Gregory L. Vogt
The Astronaut's Cookbook - Tales, Recipes, and More
2010. 219 pages, 60 colour illustrations
Softcover $29.95; €29.95; £19.99
ISBN 978-1-4419-0623-6
