Artemis II astronauts will eat a lot of tortillas on their trip to the moon

NASA offers a look at the menu for this historic 10-day mission. Astronaut Loren J. Shriver, Mission Commander of STS-46, attempts to eat floating sweets on the flight deck of the shuttle Atlantis during its orbit of the earth, August 1992. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Food is a famously fickle thing in space. Astronaut menus are carefully constructed to maximize nutrition and calories while minimizing storage requirements, preparation needs, and the possibility of contamination.