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Home This Apollo-era astronaut turkey sandwich kit might not seem like much of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it was a major improvement over NASA’s earlier astronaut food, mostly squeezed from tubes. In addition to making the food more palatable, NASA also had to develop a system to guarantee its safety. (NASA) This Apollo-era astronaut turkey sandwich kit might not seem like much of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it was a major improvement over NASA’s earlier astronaut food, mostly squeezed from tubes. In addition to making the food more palatable, NASA also had to develop a system to guarantee its safety. (NASA)

This Apollo-era astronaut turkey sandwich kit might not seem like much of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it was a major improvement over NASA’s earlier astronaut food, mostly squeezed from tubes. In addition to making the food more palatable, NASA also had to develop a system to guarantee its safety. (NASA)

This Apollo-era astronaut turkey sandwich kit might not seem like much of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it was a major improvement over NASA’s earlier astronaut food, mostly squeezed from tubes. In addition to making the food more palatable, NASA also had to develop a system to guarantee its safety. (NASA)

This Apollo-era astronaut turkey sandwich kit might not seem like much of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it was a major improvement over NASA’s earlier astronaut food, mostly squeezed from tubes. In addition to making the food more palatable, NASA also had to develop a system to guarantee its safety. (NASA)

An astronaut on the Apollo 12 mission in November of 1969 gathers lunar soil, while another astronaut is reflected in his visor. Unable to risk astronauts getting sick so far from home, NASA and commercial partner Pillsbury came up with a system to eliminate hazards from the food production process. The food industry around the world has now adopted and built on that system. (NASA)
Thanks to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system, invented at Johnson Space Center in the 1960s to ensure the safety of the Apollo astronauts’ food and now adopted around the world, you don’t need to worry about the safety of eating the mashed potatoes and all the rest of the food on your Thanksgiving table. (Renee Comet, National Institutes of Health)
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