Now, about that beer.................
Posted on 07/26/2017 2:22:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin
They're partnered with the German Aerospace Center, which is basically Germany's NASA. Their goal is to make an oven that can successfully bake dough on the International Space Station by 2018.
But there are a lot of obstacles that make baking in space difficult.
First, the oven needs to function on about a tenth of the power an oven here on earth does.
And it's pretty much impossible to preheat the oven, because if it gets hot and then the door is opened, a giant hot air bubble could leave the oven and float into the spacecraft.
"It could just sit there in mid air and the astronauts could basically burn himself if he flies through it," Marcu says.
Which is clearly not ideal.
Then there's the problem of the dough — at low heat, bread has to bake for a longer period of time, but the longer it bakes, the drier it gets. And crumbling must be avoided at all costs because of the havoc bread wreaks in space.
Despite all the technical challenges, Marcu predicts that his company will be able to have Alexander Gerst bake the first loaf of sourdough in space next year.
"It's not just about making one German astronaut happy with fresh bread," Marcu explains. "There's really a deeper meaning to bread in space."
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What?
Bread and not beer?
The German guy is an imposter!...............
Now, about that beer.................
My late grandfather worked for Helms Bakery he was a baker his bread went to the moon
All they have to do is make the dough on Earth, let it ‘rise’ then chop it up into small portions and freeze it.
Then it can be baked at relatively low heat, and ‘browned’ with a short timed broil...............
One of my uncles worked for a bakery, Merita IIRC.
He was a loafer, but he made lots of dough................
We don’t have enough dough to that! Outer space is YUGE!
"It could just sit there in mid air and the astronauts could basically burn himself if he flies through it," Marcu says.
That seems unlikely. The heated air would cool to ambient temperature quickly, just like it does if an oven door is opened on earth. Yes, I know that convection lifts the heated air and that the density of the air would not be relevant in space, but it's not like the ceiling catches on fire if you open your oven to check on the pot roast.
Need carbs? Eat crackers. Or do a Jiffy Pop situation to heat unleavened bread.
Why is there a need to actually bake bread in space?
Why? What about all those bread crumbs floating around in the weightless environment? Who needs it?
BenLurkin,
What good does it do a man to gain the whole world, but lose his soul?
Stop what you are doing, turn to Yahusha (Jesus), and ask him to guide you to the narrow path to life.
You are running out of time.
With less gravity, one would think it would rise higher.
Heck, the IJA baked bread by running current through it. That’s the bread that panko bread crumbs are made from.
Und vat about dem Prretzzels? Veee neet Prretzzels mit Beer!
Stop what I’m doing? What do you think I’m doing?
Actually, this is a VERY valid topic, and I was about to bring it up myself.
Bread Crumbs were exactly what happened when John Young pulled out one from his spacesuit in Gemini 3. The crumbs can then get into equipment, or be inhaled, or get into astronaut's eyes.
Outer space is a real pain-in-the-ass environment.
IF == OF
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