Astronaut food. Historical image of a food tray to be used in the Skylab program. Several packages of space food lie beside the tray. The food in the

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Astronaut food. Historical image of a food tray to be used in the Skylab program. Several packages of space food lie beside the tray. The food in the tray is ready to eat. Out of tray (from bottom left): grape drink, beef pot roast, chicken and rice, beef sandwiches and sugar cookie cubes. In tray (from back left): orange drink, strawberries, asparagus, prime rib, dinner roll and butterscotch pudding in the center. Skylab was the first space station launched and operated by NASA. It orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979. Photographed in 1972.

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Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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