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Why do astronauts eat freeze-dried
food in space?


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astronauts do this bc freeze-dried food doesn’t need to be refrigerated and lasts a long time so they can utilize it whenever needed.

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Food was cooked, quickly frozen, and then dehydrated in a special vacuum chamber. Freeze-dried food didn't need to be refrigerated and would last a long time. To make most freeze-dried foods, astronauts squeeze water into the food packages and then eat the food after it absorbs the water.

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