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Dinner Party in Space

As part of the The Great British Space Dinner competition, celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal, asks us the question, “Can you have a dinner party in space?”. Heston explains that, in the weightless environment on the International Space Station, you cannot have foods that can float around and get into people eyes and instruments, and you need to drink out of plastic bags, rather than cups. However, he tells us, that water is so limited in space you never do the washing up. Heston finishes by challenging children to make an exciting meal for Tim, despite the limitations cause by the environment of space.

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