# Skylab

Type: space station

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## Timeline

- **2014-05**: First ISS Veggie harvest — Astronauts on the International Space Station grow and consume 'Outredgeous' red romaine lettuce, marking a shift to fresh in‑orbit produce.
- **1973-05-14**: Skylab launches with first space galley — The United States' first space station includes a galley enabling meal preparation and cooking in low Earth orbit.
- **1965-03-23**: Gemini 3 corned beef sandwich incident — Astronaut John Young secretly brings a corned beef sandwich into orbit, crumbs floating dangerously, highlighting food safety challenges.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### From Puree to Veggie: 60 Years of Space Food Tech Now Powering Mars Missions
2026-07-05 03:18:01 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Space food has evolved from aluminum tubes to fresh lettuce grown aboard the ISS, propelling closed-loop agriculture systems essential for Mars. Research on nutrient stability and taste adaptation is reshaping mission architecture and resupply planning.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/space-food-evolution-60-years-deep-space

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