Former NASA Astronaut Explains How Food Is Different in Space | WIRED
What's different about food in space? Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino breaks down all the differences between eating on Earth and eating in space. Is astronaut ice cream REALLY a thing? Who decides what food is brought to space? Can you eat burgers in space? Why do astronauts use tortillas instead of bread?
Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut, senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Museum, and professor at Columbia University.
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"I'm not saying I ever did this" - "I was one of the only astronauts to gain weight"
Lmbo
😂😂😂
he would be a terrible room mate.
😂😂
Disclaimer: "don't try this at ... ISS!"
"I'm not saying I switched food dots.." "You're the only one who gained weight in space!"
Lmfao!!
“I’m not saying I ever did this...” he totally did ,you just know it lol
Lol, he totally switched them. I'd probably do the same
Rude
🤣 🤣 🤣 He definetly switched
I feel like his mission commander ate alot of asparagus.
I love this comment lol
Who tf is the admin who gave me 300 pouches of asparagus!?
Cut to Mike with empty packs of shrimp cocktail floating around him
I love that he talks about Italian food with more passion than the Space science things lol.
Well, he is an FBI, full-blooded Italian. Italian food is amazing!
isnt the topic `food in space`?
I was thinking he is an Italian the way he looks and speaks, he should check his bloodline and see.
@@anandygittens268 in a article it said he took the flag Sicily on his first space mission
@@bransonjallim2620 beautiful to know thank you for the info much appreciated.
Mike Massimino: In space it's different. Lighting Guy: My time has come.
haha, perfectly put!
lmaoo
"In space, it's different" 🗿
I laughed so hard at this. 😂
Actually it's his own Spaceman superpower, the whole planet shifts 90 degrees when he says "In space it's different".
Dude really hates astronaut ice cream. 😂
I've seen others try it and it seems worthless.
Astronaut Ice Cream is a marketing gimmick. Ice Cream NEVER travels well, under ANY circumstances. Go for the Space Ramen instead.
@Ank Musico they did on the first succesful Apollo mission
@@chuggon7595 First of all, the Astronaut Ice Cream is indeed a marketing gimmick, if you didn't notice, he said several times that they can not have food items that crumbles, and the "astronaut" ice cream is freeze dried ice cream, which means that it's a crumble fest. If they are to have ice cream in space, it has to be ordinary ice cream, which he also mentioned that they had in a "fridge" I think he meant freezer though.
I actually find the freeze dried ice cream to be quite good.
I love how he starts out saying "Their dot" and "Your dot" but ends saying "Your dot" and "my dot" haha "I'm gonna eat that." Love this guy.
“I was one of the few guys to gain weight in space... they were amazed”
Lot of dot switching
Michelle Ingram I wonder how much of his fellow astronauts’ weight loss is attributable to his dot switching, if he actually gained weight 😂
@@JacquelineUnderwood Haha if Had been there I eoukd have had a fight with him . I hate people touching my food😝😝😝
Michelle Ingram sounds like he was good enough to avoid detection though 😂 I’m actually really impressed that he managed to snitch that much food, as I’d assume astronauts lose an average of a couple pounds of muscle mass and bone weight.
@@JacquelineUnderwood I know they usually are strict & monitor everyone. I would have loved to have seen him get caught in the act.
"As you become an experienced astronaut, you realize that those dots are just stickers" LOL
It takes a PhD and command experience to understand space, lowly civilian. We have a complex system of governance: "Stee Kar"
37thraven at least we’re not lonely civilians.
I'm a master in aerospace engineer and private pilot. Heliocentric model is a lie. Earth is flat and stationary. You'll find my credentials at the end of this pamphlet I wrote: steemit.com/science/@bonapathy/4th-edition-of-a-pilot-and-engineer-s-handbook-to-flat-earth-truth
@@awkwardlycast5801 Shut up!
Awkwardly Cast you sir, are not to bright
I like to think that there is another astronaut somewhere watching this like “I knew it! That thieving son of a...”.
In Space, no one can hear your cries for vengeance.
😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
20 years later still thinking about where his shrimp cocktail went off to 😂
😂
“In space, it’s different” 🌝🌖🌗🌘🌚🌒🌓🌔🌝
Lol
“Space noises”
xD
Why they keep doing it lol
OK this cracked me up!!!! LOOOOL
“We put Swedish fish in it so it was an aquarium”
Yep, we watched the video too, that’s what he said.
Me, a Swede: Nice
that was the best XD
"When im on earth" Biggest flex ever
Replying so that you can know your likes
I know a bigger flex.
What is it?
No one like this again it’s a 969.
@@joshuapittman4663 ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ not anymore
“In space...it’s different” *dramatic light transition* 😂😂 cracked me up every time
they prolly do that with a crossfader and a soundboard to add the dramatic sound effect, too.
because its a bunch of crap, they are actors. Seriously, they are always acting like its a joke or add funny things to keep the sheeps mind active. The only thing nasa sent in space is your imagination.
You can’t get ‘pizza’ how ironic you would make such a reference. Now where is the science with all the money you spent. No we get endless videos of people eating, doing summersaults and idiots playing with water. Get the fuc£ out of here. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@sergiolandz6056 I am doing research on conspiracy theorist. What is your age and education level?
so unnecessary
“In space, it’s different.” “When I’m on Earth...” “My students in Columbia...” “I called up a pizzeria for delivery to the hotel after landing back on Earth.” What a certified living legend.
He went to Columbia and then MIT if I remember correctly. Absolutely awesome human being
it's all fun and games until someone gets cookie crumbs in their eye
I dont know why i laughed
And it floats right out
the eye or the crumbs?-
@@vally3854 both
@@revilo7349 oh..
I love his passionate hatred for space ice cream
It ain't that bad. But I've eaten MREs, my standards are low.
It’s a ‘cute’ experience to do once as a kid, but eating that dry, gross garbage “ice cream” for 6 months in space as one of your only foods or desserts? No way...
I told my mother that and she’s like “Why? Space ice cream is good.”
Am I the only one who genuinely enjoys it???
@@dxqth me too, and not even for the novelty. It tastes nice and has a cool weird texture
you imagine being that guy at the pizza place that answered the email..."you said you are where?"
Lol, that’s actually funny
alphadawn2015 lennon yeah but in the email they prob mentioned they’re currently in space and that when they land they want a pizza at a hotel for a celebration.
Swansea S this dude was like “I’m either getting pranked or im talking to someone on the ISS.”
LmaoO
Pizza driver: "I understand you're actually within the 10 mile free delivery radius, but I don't think the boss is going to approve my fuel reimbursement" 🍕🚀🤔
"Apparently I like Italian food" -- Mike Massimino
Watching this makes me remember how I wanted to be an astronaut when I was younger. I gave up though, but since now I'm studying foods, I'm wondering if I can make foods for the astronauts or do a research about foods for space.
Do it.
That would be so cool. I hope you can make that happen!
I think that is a fantastic idea and I see no reason not to pursue it. ❤❤❤
"I'm not saying I ever did this" ... as he's going over it in detail.
Well, he doesn't like asparagus so..🤷♀️
🤦♂️🤣🤣🤣
FML!! When ur on the I.S.S. and try to use a salt shaker you smuggled onboard and the top came flying off. {0.o}
This dude was def stealing everybody's food. lmao
Just like your typical office pantry!
I love how he was describing exactly how you can steal somebody's food and then quickly disclaims that he never did that himself
"I was one of the only 2 to gain weight in space, the scientists were quite surprised"
Jack Scientist: Wow you’re big chungus-looking ash.
They should have killed him
That means if they brought Lays to space, there would be 0% air and 100% chips! Man I wanna go to space now!
Air sealed Pringles?
More like 40% chips 60% vacuum.
It would also mean that lays would be a block of moist potato.
No one: Mike: well in space it’s different. “Silence for 10 seconds”
“in space, it’s different” *dramatic transition*
hannah mae cringe asf
@@samk7717 The 695 upvotes vs your single opinion suggests you're wrong.
The transitionS… omg the transitions😂
cgi transition
I am concerned about excrements. Not that I would ever be in that situation!!! Difficult enough on an aeroplane.
Lol he’s really telling us how to steal food in space while saying “I’m not saying I ever did this” 😂 kinda suspicious
He definitely did it, that was way too casual
I wonder if that counts as Space Piracy.
@@Diomedene It's not piracy if you don't get caught ;)
@@Diomedene was that a reference to 'The Martian'?
@@DarkSol16 We have a winner! :)
Flat earthers be like: "they are eating cgi!"
@Comment, clearly the foods are paid actors.
@@brixxconnor3411 No, better. The ISS is the paid actor!
@@Seabee203 no space is obviously cgi
You guys are such mongoloids. The cgi obviously a cgi.
Wait there’s people that still believe this stuff is real? Lemme sell you some NASA merch
"Dude, your cookie got in my eye!"
good to know that typical dorm room fuckery goes on even in space
when you still got the dumbass in you and you're placed with others who are too, it'll always happen lmao
Yeah but the thing is they also try to pee upside down
@@flaming_snakeu So just like the dorm room then?
Knives77 that’s a great way to say that
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he absolutely changed the food markings in space :-)
Totally. There's an ex-shuttle commander out there right now saying "damnit I KNEW I had brought more shrimp cocktail than that!"
He's a riot 😂😂😂
Not only that, somewhere out there some astro-nutritionist is also thinking "dammit, I knew something was off when they said my calculations were wrong!" I'm sure the fact that he's one of the few astronauts to gain weight in space is TOTALLY unrelated....
@@EwWhoIsTHAT But what type of weight is the question. I wonder if they would be more likely to gain Fat weight vs muscle weight. (I lean towards fat weight)
in no way did this man ever in the history of spaceflight take anyones food. he is too bigly smart for that. fake news!
These stories are so fascinating and sometimes hilarious 😂
“All we have is tortillas” Basically every Mexican dad ever: 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹
“So how do you become a good astronaut?” “You lock the straw”
this liar is so deep in the conspiracy his brain no longer works.
@@WtfKZhead_YouSuck what are you even talking about?🤦🏼♀️
@@courtneycox9377 They're self-describing, perhaps?
if your a clever enough astronaut, you can switch the dots.
@@WtfKZhead_YouSuck Yikes
"There can be air in the bags" *shows picture of Lays*
Lol he's not wrong
"The tragedy of space flight is you can't get pizza." >Last name Massimino heh
1:27 "I like italian food apearently" Me: look again at his last name Heh
”In space, its different" *SPACE INTENSIFY*
LMAO when he said they made an aquarium with a water bubble and a Swedish fish
I honestly really want to see that.
That’s totally something my dad would do....
That just sounds like so much fun
StoneGiant hahahah
I just realized he said it more than once
I wonder if they accidentally drop their food sometimes on Earth, cause they were so used to things floating.
kzhead.info/sun/g7qxkbBwenOFZ4U/bejne.html here’s a link of that happening but not with food
@@flaming_snakeu Sadly that video is just satire. Not real
it is very common to just drop things after 6 months of it flouting :P
✿MJF✿ still funny af lmao
They do: kzhead.info/sun/pMaIc9SwrXpsiGw/bejne.html
Love how this guy talks. could listen to him allday
"But in space, its different" *Light starts moving to another angle*
I swear this man is probably the most likable man I’ve ever seen in my life lol.
Was just thinking same! Very likeable.
Not to mentioned he starred a couple of times in Big Bang Theory as himself.
Same
Until he’s switching the dots. 😡
I was in love after 1 min lol
I love how every single time he says "in space it's different" they just take like 3 seconds to just pause and stare the camera at him.
Brother? Is that you? Also, ikr?
Mr Mighty lol you mean point the camera at him
8:30 The commander watching this: you little son of a...
I’ve watched each space video with Mike around 4 times because each topic is just so well explained and interesting to listen to
It’s like regular food... _But it floats._
Daniel Sambar you’ll float too 🎈
mmm yes levitate
We all float down here 🎈
Has he decided yet if he could see stars or not?
or does it?
This guy's voice is amazing. I could listen to him talk all day.
"you see more of the curve of the earth" flat earthers take notes
5:50 “like a cookie GUNK”
8:21 You KNOW he did it! btw, he is the funniest astronaut I have ever seen.
that explains his weight gain...
You should listen to Chris Hadfield someday . He is also amazingly funny.
The way he said " 'MY' purple dot on it" was totally suspicious. That slight pause he took lol
Heliocentric model is a lie. Earth is flat and stationary. You'll find my credentials at the end of this pamphlet I wrote: steemit.com/science/@bonapathy/4th-edition-of-a-pilot-and-engineer-s-handbook-to-flat-earth-truth
@@awkwardlycast5801 DM me on discord at Aether#5249, I wanna debate with you
He has mentioned the mac and cheese like 7 times. Some one get me this recipe.
The secret is to use sperm as a moisterisor
Why
@@kankereganbada1184 I can’t look at Mac n cheese the same way again because of what you said
*me
1:22 Honesty Level: 100
Seeing all this footage of people just eating in space and just being people is so cool
Kids: Space Adults: 6 months of free rent and free food
Correction free rent and food with a big paycheck
Dalyn Rappleyea they don’t make that muck less then 70 k
Kachoow
I feel the adult'ness.. smh
@@dalynrappleyea838 they get the same pay as military
“He put a Swedish fish inside of it, so we had kinda of like an aquarium” xD
“Kinda of like” learn how to speak English sir
:/ English may not be their first language. Try to be kind.
😂 this bit cracked me up so much
"how do you like space ice cream?" This guy- "and I took that personally"
The great thing about this guy is... he tells you the (dark and disgusting) truths about space travel but he delivered it in such a funny way that you still dream about going to space even after learning them
*explains how something works on Earth* "But in SPACE.....it's different." *dramatic effect* repeat that ten times.
Yeah that was annoying
This guy could become a meme: but in space it’s different
why hasnt this picked up yet lmao
Guess we gotta keep at it for that to happen.
I die in every video when that happens
Someone better start a meme out of this
This meme is different in space though.
So MUCH fun to watch this!!
These videos are super interesting! Thanks Wired 👌🏻
Sign of a good astronaut? World: Knowledge, courage, determination Mike: ... Locking the straw 13:24
It´s because to be an average astronaut, having knowledge, courage and determination is common place for all of them. There is no "pay to win" for REAL astronauts, so in the end, it´s your behaviour in a close environment with people and attention to details like this that are going to define you as good astronaut.
Calixto Amorim r/wooosh
USSR - first man in space. USA - first "wise guy" in space.
Lul🤣
usa - first man to gain weight in space
Mike "The Orbit' Massimino
Ey I'm SpaceWalkin' ere!
First man to "steal" in space. He definitely switched the food and get more macaroni
This is such a cool channel. All the questions I wanted to ask, but no one to answer them-until now!
Love his sense of humor! I want to go into space with someone like that.
Somewhere out there a former mate of his going to watch this go “THAT’S WHERE MY SHRIMP COCKTAIL WENT!.... sonuvabitch!” lol
Massimino is just so funny, always thought astronauts were strict by the book space nerds.
I was thinking they have to be really likable if they have to live in tight quarters with their coworkers in space.
Oh yeah, you can tell he loves his coke and whores, a real party animal.
Maybe in the 1960s they were, but times changed. Or maybe that's just a popular stereotype about them.
Mike I love your space videos!
i love the EFX when he says "in space it's different"
Regular people: I eat breakfast right after I wake up Astronauts: I break my fast during my post-sleep period.
That's how people sound smart
Oh look a shooting star make a wish” This guy: nah its just trash burning through the atmosphere
Lost in confusion Rotten apples
An old bag of astronaut ice cream.
@@theespatier4456 Rotten fruit... in space? Oh, he must be talking about the astro nots.
ArraysStartAtThePowerOf0 Mom’s spaghetti.
Doesnt all of our dreams start off as or end as burning trash anyway?
These guys are literally the coolest guys ever
Mike, your explanation is SO funny and interesting to watch... Your hands and eyes talk would make audio totally optional :)
“I like Italian apparently.” - Massimino 😂 This guy is full of great deadpan quotes. Neat footage too. Love seeing the humorous nature of the space crew. That group tortilla juggling 😆 I guess earth rules of “Don’t play with your food” doesn’t apply above the stratosphere.
I'm Russian and it's funny to see Russian products and writings inside the station lol
Commando:"I knew someone took my cocktail!"
*"dont make me land this thing!"*
Superbly explained , a pleasure to watch and totally informative .
Cool Love the insight! Thank you!
I like how he emphasizes the “ball” shape of the earth. Hes just like “come on flat-earthers, make my day.”
@Arkadij Friedt you make me sad.
@Arkadij Friedt you make me sad
@Arkadij Friedt you make me sad
Arkadij Friedt you make me sad
Dave G. Do you plan on wearing that uniform after the war is over?
This guy definitely stole Howard Wolowitz's space brisket.
One of the best videos I've watched
I loved this. Very fascinating
He totally switched the colours when he got ice cream. 😂
Not related to anything he talked about but his voice is like so soothing
Zyn Aisha right!
It sounds so familiar and I can’t place it 🤯💆🏽♀️
Exacrly his voice is deep🔥
Yessssss. I was actually thinking about how nice his voice is
Mike is now a professor at Columbia University. I'd show up to every class if he was my professor
This is all incredibly fascinating!! I must learn more! I MUST!!
This is the guy that named Howard Wolowitz Froot Loops LOL
LOL Thank you! That's why he looked so familiar!
It takes time to find you... finally... i may rest now
I know I was like OMG is that the astronaut that Howard went to 'space' with.
I just can't stop imagining how great that spinal decompression must feel.
Exactly!
Actually Chris Hadfield said that decompression is often painful, and some people feel back pain while in space
Thank you for your knowledge. Courage, your contribution to humanity.
I remember Joe Kerwin eating corn flakes on the KC-135. He was a great guy.
This is the kinda of programming that should be recommended to kids. Really wholesome stuff.
"not saying i ever did this" dont worry bud secrets safe with us
Mike u r just fantastic luv listening to u...great sense of humour ....just found this site tonight 5 th June 2020 💕...🇦🇺
"Apparently I like Italian food" Lists every Italian good I know
I want my wife to talk about me like this guy talks about pizza. 🤣
Sounds like you need some marriage counseling, then. That’s right, I went there! 😂
Marital problems, hilarious!😂
"its gotta be nutritious" instantly cuts to a strawberry shortcake clip lmao
I love Mike. He's awesome on TSC as a host.
I love his TBBT cameos.
why do i want this man to be my dad
Daddy issues.... Call me..
Josh Charles wtf don’t make assumptions. You never know. Besides they’re just saying that he’s funny and easy going and would be fun to have as a parent
Josh Charles thank you, I know I’ll get through it, thanks a lot 😊
Cause he went to space
"Cause he's hella cool!
I can imagine him saying “In space it’s different ...” to their grandchildren for every situation
This shows us a whole need world of food technology that will just get bigger and better as time goes by. What a great thing to be: a "Space-Food" chef.
We actually owe a lot of the modern processes for safely making food (HACCP approach) thanks to the needs of food for NASA/Astronauts as well.