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DFRL chips in culinary expertise for human space flight mission on Axiom-4 to take place from NASA Kennedy Space Station, Florida
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Thursday, 12 June, 2025, 13 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) Mysuru), has now cooked dishes like hesuru bele halwa kichidi for Axiom Mission 4 to take place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station, Florida, USA. The food is developed using advanced preservation to ensure safety, and long shelf life in space. The flight expected to take off on June 11, has been delayed due to technical issues.
The meals are specially dished out for the astronauts on Axiom -4 (Ax-4) space mission. Among the crew is Shubhanshu Shukla who became the second Indian to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma, said the media reports.
Among the provisions making the journey into space will be nutritious and cultural friendly familiar Indian foods. These are developed and designed by DFRL in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). The foods include carrot halwa, mango pulp, hesaru bele halwa, which is the moong or green gram dhal halwa and other varieties of rice dishes suited for space travel, said the media report.
An official said, “Due to strict dietary regulations in space, spicy or oily foods are not permitted. Instead, astronauts require balanced, easy to digest, meals that can endure long durations in microgravity without spoilage.”
This is not the first time Mysuru’s DFRL has made its mark in space, back in 1984, India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma consumed food supplied by DFRL during his seven-day mission which includes pulav, aloo chole and rava halwa. Officials said ahead of the mission, Shukla too sampled over 50 varieties of food at a special tasting session organised for astronauts. These sessions help to assess the taste, texture and nutrition before finalising on-board menu, said the media report.
An official added, “As India continues to make strides in the space sector contributions from institutions like DFRL highlight the seamless blend of tradition science and national pride bringing taste of home to Indians venturing beyond the earth.”
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