Making a pizza in space – Picture of the day

In November 2000, the Expedition 1 crew began the first long-duration stay on the International Space Station. Now, in perhaps an even bigger breakthrough, astronauts on the ISS are making pizzas in zero gravity and documenting the results on film. Isn’t science amazing?

While pizza in space (that should be a full-length motion picture) sounds exciting, these pies don’t actually look all that appetizing. They’re cooked in a briefcase-like-oven, as opposed to a pizza oven at 800 degrees. That’s just not going to produce a good bake. Although, what is lacking in the flavor and texture department is made up for by the fact that the pizzas are floating around in a weightless environment. It’s nearly impossible to find a pizzeria that offers this type of ambiance back on Earth.