Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has successfully lifted off from Baikonur Space Center on the steppes of Kazakhstan, bringing with him the first sushi in space.
"We had a training in Japan and I was stupid enough to train [my fellow astronauts] to be sushi lovers," he told Reuters.
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and what is the scientific purpose of this? lets go play sushi in space, woopdidoo, u want a sushi trophy with a moon on top your tuna roll?
So if you fart in space does it kinda just stay in a bubble that floats around?
Is this the RESEARCH are they doing that warranted spending hundreds of billions of dollars?
Next it'll be what whacky hairdos you can make in space...
I dont know about the last three commentors, but I love sushi, and space. Therefore, this is the most important event that ever occured.
Yes, billions spent solely on space sushi. We hit a golf ball on the moon; I forgot we went there just for that...
please.
Sushi actually is a very practical food for space: it comes in chunks, easy to handle. The soy sauce is a bigger problem though. We could try to make it jelly-like so it won't spill out...
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it's a cultural accomplishment.
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Pieces of fish floating around in space, sushi is good. We'll soon see the first shot of tequila drunk in space too.
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