290141 Fri Aug 23 13:03:09 -0700 2002 4 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1573535 The Kyodo News reported..... Nissin develops instant noodles for astronauts OSAKA, Japan - Nissin Food Products Co. Chairman Momofuku Ando (R) tells a news conference in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 23 his company has almost completed the development of instant noodles able to be eaten in space. The product, called ''Space Ram,'' will be ready for Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi who will go to space on a U.S. space shuttle in January, Ando said. (Kyodo) Fri Aug 23 13:03:09 -0700 2002 0 Hiko Ikeda 1 1573571 cool! he can wash it down up there in outer space with some tang. Fri Aug 23 19:05:36 -0700 2002 1573535 0 mrnyc 2 1573600 Eating ramen even on a running train is very hard. I do not know how it will work in space. Sat Aug 24 15:33:14 -0700 2002 1573571 0 Hiko Ikeda 3 1573673 I'd imagine they will either suck it out of a pouch or just let it hang there in midair- one of the nice things about space compared to a train is that the ride isn't nearly as bumpy as a train or plane once they've turned off the Fasten Seat Belts light. Sun Aug 25 20:51:58 -0700 2002 1573600 0 JK Grence (te Cosmic Jester) 4 1573692 space ram, rearrange the letters you get "same crap" the consistancy of superinstant ramen must be blah, i wonder how fast it will run through one's body. Mon Aug 26 05:35:33 -0700 2002 1573673 0 kz