Alain Maillet

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Day 161, orbit 2497 — Cooking in space is sooooo joyful! 😄 It’s funny how little things, like gathering a mixing bowl and cooking supplies, can unlock all kind of memories – familiar gestures, smells and flavours. On Earth I sometimes wish I didn’t have to cook, but after months of ready-made meals (no matter how nutritious and tasty they are), the act of preparing a meal is a huge joyful experience!

In 2023, during his Huginn mission, Andy was the first astronaut to use this culinary robot to prepare a chocolate mousse, which is quite challenging because of its airy texture. Food processor is a technology demonstrator: the goal is to show that preparing meals in microgravity is feasible, first using ingredients produced on Earth, and one day, with vegetables grown in space.

Congratulations to the French teams 🇫🇷 who did a fantastic job! Even before I started mixing the ingredients, the smell was tantalizing… The recipe, a Mediterranean Duo consisting of eggplant puree and hummus, tastes like a home-cooked meal made with fresh ingredients and aromatic herbs. It’s funny because whenever French gastronomy is on the menu, nobody’s late at the dinner table and everyone’s 150% delighted! 😋

After four months in space, it’s clear to me that France has unique expertise in preparing meals that are both delicious and nutritious for space exploration. I hope the current partners will continue to showcase French gastronomy, and why not, take the lead in this area!

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[International Society for Gravitational Physiology @ISGPnews]

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[Thomas Pesquet @Thom_astro]

HOLY SH-T they did it !!

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

33 Raptors!

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[Alain Maillet @amaillet3]

SpX-29 s’envole avec expérience Cérébral Ageing!👍

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[Andreas Mogensen @Astro_Andreas]

I made chocolate mousse for my crewmates!
It turned out delicious and was a huge hit. Now I just have to come up with an excuse of why I can cook for my crewmates in space but not for my wife at home😅
The chocolate mousse was a test of an ESA and French Space Agency (CNES) experiment called Food Processor to see what is feasible to cook in space since food is vital for both our health and morale.
At the moment, all our food is prepared on ground and pre-packaged. All we have to do is rehydrate the food or heat it. Cooking food in space could be a big benefit for future crews.
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Jeg lavede chokolademousse til mine crewmates! Det blev lækkert og var en kæmpe succes. Nu skal jeg bare finde på en undskyldning for, hvorfor jeg kan lave mad til mine crewmates i rummet, men ikke til min kone derhjemme 😅
Chokolademoussen var en test af et eksperiment fra ESA og det franske rumagentur (CNES) kaldet Food Processor for at se, hvad der er muligt at lave mad i rummet siden mad er vigtigt for både vores helbred og morale.
I øjeblikket bliver al vores mad tilberedt på Jorden og pakket i forvejen. Alt, hvad vi skal gøre, er at tilføre vand til maden eller opvarme den. Det at kunne lave mad i rummet kunne være en stor fordel for kommende besætninger.
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J’ai préparé une mousse au chocolat pour mes coéquipiers ! Elle était délicieuse et a eu beaucoup de succès. Maintenant il ne me reste plus qu’à trouver une excuse pour expliquer à ma femme pourquoi je cuisine dans l’ISS et pas à la maison 😅
Cette mousse au chocolat fait partie d’une expérience de l’ESA et de l’Agence spatiale française (le CNES) appelée Food Processor, pour voir s’il est possible de cuisiner dans l’espace car la nourriture est vitale à la fois pour la santé et pour le moral.
Aujourd’hui, toute notre nourriture est préparée et conditionnée sur Terre. On a simplement besoin de la réhydrater et de la réchauffer. Cuisiner dans l’espace pourrait apporter un énorme bénéfice aux futurs équipages.

#SundayCooking #ESA #CNES #SpaceFood #Huginn #chocolate

[Alain Maillet @amaillet3]

@StadeToulousain Merci @StadeToulousain pour ce beau cadeau d’anniversaire 😉👍

[International Society for Gravitational Physiology @ISGPnews]

Check out the final program for the ISGP2023 meeting!

[Alain Maillet @amaillet3]

@EquipeFRA Entre deux titres😉!

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The abstract submission deadline for ISGP 2023 has been extended to Friday, March 10th!

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Registration is open for the International Society for Gravitational Physiology 2023 meeting!

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Abstract submission is open for ISGP2023! The abstract submission deadline is February 15, 2023.
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[FFS - Fédération Française de Ski @FedFranceSki]

QUEL PIED ! 😍

Nos biathlètes dames en OR 🥇 sur le relais d’Hochfilzen 🇦🇹

Lou, Anaïs, Chloé et Julia au sommet🔥

📸 : FFS
#HOC22

[Alain Maillet @amaillet3]

@lequipedusoir @lachainelequipe @MaccaliCamille @FedFranceSki Avec @Ludo_Obraniak 😉

[L'Équipe du soir @lequipedusoir]

❄️ Retour du biathlon demain pour les courses de pré-saison ❄️

⏰ 9h15 sur @lachainelequipe !

⛷️ Pour l'occasion, @MaccaliCamille vous fait gagner la toute nouvelle tenue de l'Équipe de France de biathlon ! #EDS

@FedFranceSki

RT + follow et choisis ton chroniqueur ⚔️

[CNES @CNES]

Dans l’espace, la nourriture est importante pour la santé mais aussi pour le moral 🍽️
De l’élaboration de repas de fête à la première recette de cuisine spatiale avec Food Processor, la France montre l’exemple 🇫🇷
#IAC2022

[CNES @CNES]

Après le succès de #SEISsurMars, découvrez en saison 2 l'instrument FSS sur la Lune ! Il utilisera des pièces de rechange du sismomètre martien qui est parti avec @NASAInSight en 2018. https://t.co/5WAkAB8bPM