{"id":428073,"date":"2026-05-15T00:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=2baece132277ecc46ddc204369bb4bff"},"modified":"2026-05-15T00:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:55:08","slug":"fresh-food-delivery-for-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=428073","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) pose for a group photo aboard the International Space Station, as fruits and vegetables float around them.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55227020012-87ff8b1296-o.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">You&#8217;re allowed to play with your food when you&#8217;re on the International Space Station!<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Chris Williams<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo.<\/p>\n<p>Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft delivered a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and peppers, to the International Space Station. Cygnus XL also brought over 2,300 pounds of new research hardware and science experiments that the space station crew will use to explore&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=9410\">blood stem cells<\/a>&nbsp;to treat cancers and blood disorders and study ways to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=9301\">protect astronaut gut health<\/a>. Other gear delivered aboard Cygnus XL include an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/station\/research-explorer\/investigation\/?#id=8035\">advanced exercise system<\/a>&nbsp;from ESA, new eye-imaging hardware, oxygen and nitrogen tanks to recharge spacesuits, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/nasas-northrop-grumman-crs-24-mission-overview\/\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA\/Chris Williams<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo. Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft delivered a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19895,15651,19514,19515],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-428073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christopher-l-williams","category-international-space-station-iss","category-jack-hathaway","category-jessica-u-meir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=428073"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428145,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428073\/revisions\/428145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=428073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=428073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=428073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}