ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow region), August 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Progress spacecraft will deliver to the International Space Station a birthday meal for Commander Sergei Krikalyov, the chief medical officer at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center said at the MAKS 2005 aerospace show Friday.
"Krikalyov, who will turn 47 on August 27, will enjoy and treat his companion John Phillips to a head of Italian cheese Parmigiano, ham and tongue in sauce, which are absolutely new foods in orbit," Valery Morgun said.
Viktor Dobrovolsky, the director of the Food-Concentrates Industry Research Institute, said Russian food contained no preservatives. He added that 80% of space food was produced at a Russian factory, whereas the other 20% was bought from other reliable suppliers. "Besides the specialized and, believe me, very delicious food that we produce, we order five kinds of instant porridge, several kinds of tea, chocolate and coffee with other manufacturers. But we still produce 80% of space dishes," he said.
