Astronauts on the International Space Station set to bake in space for first time using new crumb-free bread – The Sun

Normal bread banned from the ISS because it could ruin delicate instruments and start fires

ASTRONAUTS aboard the International Space Station will soon be baking their own loaves using new crumb-free bread.

A German space firm is preparing to test a new dough mixture and baking oven that are specifically designed to make typical weekend German bread rolls on the ISS.

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Bread is banned from the ISS because of the risk of stray crumbs clogging up sensitive instruments or starting a fire.

Nasa first introduced a baked goods ban after itssecond manned space flight in 1965, when an astronaut smuggled a contraband corned beef sandwich onto the Gemini 3 mission.

When John Young whipped out the sarnie, the zero gravity conditions caused bread crumbs and beefy bits to spread through the spaceship.

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Astronauts are allowed to munch on tortillas, but bread is strictly prohibited- until now.

A firm called Bake In Space will test out its new dough and oven aboard the ISS in April 2018.

As space tourism takes off and people spend more time in space we need to allow bread to be made from scratch, founder Sebastian Marcu told New Scientist.

His firm is working to build a small oven which maintains heat well.

They will test a variety of approaches, but it is likely that the oven will bake bread without needing much human interference and cook at a low pressure, which could make rolls extra fluffy.

If the technique is successful, it could be used during trips to Mars.

Jennifer Levasseur of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum said: The comforts of home, like the smell of freshly baked bread, could energise astronauts physically and psychologically."

Nasa recently published a terrifying video showing asteroids circling Earth after it spotted 10 "potentially hazardous" space rocks which could smash into Earth one day.

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