Posted on 06/09/2022 3:36:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
IS THAT TECHNICALLY EVEN PIZZA?
We Crust Object Chicago, California, Detroit, and even Ohio all have their own regional takes on the classic pizza pie — and now the International Space Station does too, apparently.
In an Instagram post made over the weekend, NASA gave a glimpse of an ISS pizza party, replete with photographic evidence of what may be the grossest-looking "pizza" ever captured on camera. And that's including Chuck E. Cheese.
In the photos, the international team of space adventurers look like they're having the time of their lives chowing down on what looks to be personal, self-made pizzas featuring marinara sauce, pepperoni, and unmelted jalapeño cheese atop large tortillas. They look a bit like adults assembling pizza Lunchables, but without the steep nostalgia factor involved in the enjoyment of that bygone era of kids' junk food.
Peace-za Upon closer inspection of these sad little monstrosities, they become even grosser-looking, though zooming in on the table where the astronauts appear to have made these poor approximations of what is arguably Italy's greatest cultural export does reveal that they used both American and Russian products to make these peace pizzas, so at least it's a sign of some remaining camaraderie on the orbital outpost.
Computer, enhance. Images via NASA. Zero Cheese Environment It's worth noting that this is not the first pizza that's been eaten in space. It's unclear when exactly the first pizza made it to orbit, but Pizza Hut did deliver a six-inch pizza to Russian cosmonaut Yuri Usachov back in 2001.
In archival footage, Usachov is seen taking out the vacuum-sealed personal pizza out of a space-age oven, which then floats around in zero gravity as he then waits for it to cool down. It must be noted that the 2001 ISS pizza looks a lot more delectable than these sad 2022 versions.
At the end of the day, it's great to see American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts bond over a shared meal made with ingredients from both countries, even as their respective countries are on the brink of war back on Earth. And really, what brings people together like a bad meal?
For all I care, Canada can have all the pineapple pizza in the world.
Some things just ain’t right!
They certainly are not there for the food.
Actually cauliflower crust is pretty tasty. Believe it or not.
Any garlic onboard?
Aren’t you a fun guy! Lol
I’ve had frozen pizza that looks better than that.
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You may well have had better looking pizza. But not 254
miles above Earth and traveling at 4.76 miles/s
Maneuvering gas.
OMG! I thought, “meh, how bad could it be.” That stuff is DISGUSTING!!!! Absolutely, positively one of the nastiest eating experiences I have EVER had. So terrible that I got curious that it HAD to be just a terribly bad attempt at it, so without hope of liking it, but maybe being able to stop from wretching at it and purely out of curiosity, I tried another, very different pizzeria’s. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE! Boy, was I ever sorry.
Try getting it delivered.
>> They certainly are not there for the food. <<
Well, they ain’t there for the atmosphere! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Make the crust out of ground beef then. Or pork rinds.
I'm sorry, but I must sort-of disagree.
Pineapple is ALMOST OK on pizza - anchovies are NOT.
I'll take pineapple over anchovies ANY day.
Anchovies are just plain gross.
IMHO
They can’t fool me...anchovies are salty roaches.
>>That’s no such thing as nasty looking pizza.
Unless there’s pineapple on it.<<
Whaaaaaaat? Never had a sweet/spicy pig?
Ham, pineapple, jalapenos, black olives, onion.
I won’t argue - you may be right.
Ok. Maybe I’ll try it.
Yup
I imagine it’s sort of difficult to make a pizza in zero g.
Looks like a scene out of Animal House. “Astronauts” are just tourists these days anyways. Jerks.
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