Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have successfully returned to Earth! The two NASA astronauts, who spent more than nine months in space, landed safely off the coast of Florida on Wednesday (IST). Their remarkable mission lasted 288 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), following delays caused by technical issues with their Boeing Starliner.

While on the ISS, Sunita encountered a distinctive culinary experience, showcasing the difficulties and advancements associated with eating in a microgravity environment. Let us explore their diet in zero gravity.

What Sunita Williams ate in space

During her time aboard the ISS, Williams was provided with a varied menu that was mostly composed of shelf-stable items. A report from the New York Post dated November 18 of the previous year indicated that her meals included comforting favorites such as pizza, roast chicken, and shrimp cocktails, all of which were meticulously prepared at NASA's Space Food Systems Laboratory in Houston. These pre-cooked dishes required only reheating in the space station's food warmer, allowing astronauts to savor warm, familiar meals even in a microgravity environment.

What Sunita Williams’s daily diet looked like

Apart from that, here's what Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's daily diet looked like, as per the New York Post:

1. Breakfast cereals with powdered milk

A convenient and nutritious start to the day, astronauts enjoyed cereals paired with powdered milk for an easy, space-friendly breakfast.

2. Tuna and packaged meals

Their diet included tuna and other packaged meals, offering a reliable source of protein and essential nutrients.

3. Limited fresh fruits and vegetables

Fresh produce was initially available but ran out within three months. After that, astronauts relied on freeze-dried and packaged foods.

4. Precooked meat and eggs

Meat and eggs were fully cooked on Earth and only required reheating aboard the ISS, making food preparation efficient in microgravity.

5. Dehydrated soups and casseroles

Meals like soups and casseroles were dehydrated and later rehydrated using water from the ISS's 530-gallon freshwater tank, which also recycles astronauts' urine and sweat into drinking water.

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