Interplanetary Cookbook


Vol I

OFF-EARTH
FLAVOUR
1001 Sourdough rocket
1002 Gravity proof
1003 Solar cooking  
1004 Fermentation station
1005 Space umami

UFOs: UNIDENTIFIED FOOD OBJECTS
1006 Hot sauce
1007 Elderflower jelly
1008 Pale blue dot

ZERO GRAVITY ARTIFACTS
1009 Martian ceramics

1010 Capillary cup

1011 Baking trays
1012 Flavour fork
1013 Zero g spoon
1014 Wearable restaurant 

Vol II coming soon! 

Info

Open Call 



Written & Edited by Maggie Coblentz.

Vol I Artwork by Yilan Gao.

The Interplanetary Cookbook is supported by the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. 

Copyright Maggie Coblentz. Copyright on public contributions remains with the original creator.

Mark

Capillary cup

Location: International Space Station
Date: 2017
Contributor: Andrew Wollman
Designer: Donald Pettit
Drinking on Earth is dominated by gravity as we essentially pour the liquids into our mouths. In orbiting and deep space spacecraft, where gravity effects are near-zero, this method cannot be used. Astronauts routinely suck beverages from a bag through a straw, a suboptimal method for enjoying aromatic beverages and engaging the full olfactory system in the drinking process. NASA contractors IRPI LLC. and Spaceware conduct the Capillary Beverage Experiment onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and design a Space Cup that passively replaces the role gravity plays in drinking with a combination of cup shape, and the beverage fluid properties. The Space Cup provides astronauts an earth-like drinking experience from a vessel with a familiar feel to those left at home on Earth.

Hours of high-resolution video and images of ISS astronauts drinking water, juice, tea, coffee, and peach mango smoothly are provided for scientific research and public outreach. The footage is a delight to see as decades of microgravity fluid research is applied to enhance the quality of living and the capabilities of working in space.