①Recently, I have finished four space tasks. I stayed in space for more than 43 days, and complete six spacewalks for 43 hours and 13 minutes, so I have a lot of experience there. Today, Iwant to share some information unusual: what it's like to eat in space.
②People often ask me if Tang-a kind of orange drink mix-is still taken in space. Don't laugh, but we still drink it. Today's space foods look like foods we're used to eating every day. Foods, like nuts or brownies, can be taken on board as much as possible. But things like macaroni or noodles would be specially prepared, then kept and packed to stop them going everywhere. It's a difficult but necessary process. However, food on a space task can be quite rich and various, can't it?
③The microgravity(微重力) on the space station changes things in some ways. For one thing, there is no "up" or" down" in space. It also changes how things taste. On Earth, most of your blood is usually below your heart. In space, you're weightless, so the sharing of blood in your body changes. One result is lowering your sense of taste, at least at first. This happened to me on one task.
When I took sugar candy, I wasn't able to taste it until the ninth day.
④Food can be a real happiness in space. For us, eating is more than just getting power and energy. Familiar foods and tastes can remind us of home and keep us feeling that we still keep in touch with Earth.
