1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auOmar Kardoudihttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/omarkardoudi-usa/Why Astronauts Eat Tortillas In Space, Explained In One Comicrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VZi6fl1g0N"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/01/why-astronauts-eat-tortillas-in-space-explained-in-one-comic/">Why Astronauts Eat Tortillas In Space, Explained In One Comic</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2015/01/why-astronauts-eat-tortillas-in-space-explained-in-one-comic/embed/#?secret=VZi6fl1g0N" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Astronauts Eat Tortillas In Space, Explained In One Comic” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="VZi6fl1g0N" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20/g85gdruohidfa3sn8jh7.jpg?quality=751700542First We Feast reader Juan Cisneros made this great comic explaining why astronauts eat tortillas instead of bread in space. Mexican astronaut and scientist Rodolfo Neri Vela was the first requesting them for a mission back in 1985. From that moment it became a staple of the astronauts’ diet.