By Paul Adams Posted 12.21.2009 at 11:17 am 9 Comments

Soichi Noguchi courtesy Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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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Noguchi is bringing the raw materials to the International Space Station, where he plans to prepare and serve "a couple of flavors of sushi." What varieties, how it will be prepared, and how the raw fish is stored for its sojourn in space has not been made public. Personally, I'm going to keep an eye on NASA mission member Timothy Creamer's Twitter stream for menu updates and reviews.

Never let your crewmates know you can cook.

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embazle
12/21/09 at 9:24 pm

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?

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Azorus
12/22/09 at 4:56 am

So if you fart in space does it kinda just stay in a bubble that floats around?

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podboq
12/22/09 at 9:45 am

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...

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the_josh_virus
12/22/09 at 6:01 pm

I dont know about the last three commentors, but I love sushi, and space. Therefore, this is the most important event that ever occured.

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johnt007871
12/28/09 at 12:18 pm

Yes, billions spent solely on space sushi. We hit a golf ball on the moon; I forgot we went there just for that...

please.

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Budapest
03/04/10 at 10:14 am

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...

www.hungriabonita.com/budapeste <-- Awesome stuff about Budapest

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bbowers
05/06/10 at 8:09 pm

it's a cultural accomplishment.

Beecher Bowers
www.beecherbowers.com

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expertulpc
08/20/10 at 2:31 pm

Pieces of fish floating around in space, sushi is good. We'll soon see the first shot of tequila drunk in space too.
Marty from http://www.expertulpc.com


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