You can now order food from space! Here’s how Uber Eats made this possible

The pandemic surely made us rely on food delivery services a lot more than before. But never did we imagine that it was possible to receive food in space! But now, even astronauts can satisfy their food cravings being thousands of miles away from earth. This was made possible by Uber Eats, who recently made history by sending out the first ever delivery to the International Space Station. After the rage and hype on Twitter, the popular food delivery service finally shared some details about this fascinating accomplishment. A video was also released, which portrayed the exact moment the astronauts received their food. Read on to learn more about it.  

How did the Uber Eats delivery work? 
In the video released by Uber Eats, a man dressed in white shirt was seen handing over a brown paper bag with the Uber Eats logo to ISS commander Anton Shkaplerov. This was no ordinary deliveryman. He was actually a Japanese billionaire entrepreneur, Yusaku Maezawa. He was not tipped, though. In fact, Maezawa had to pay close to a whopping $80 million to be able to work as a delivery boy. This is a testament to the increasing popularity of space travel. 

He started his journey from Kazakhastan’s Baikonur  Cosmodrome and took around 3 days to land. Although it took a little longer than half an hour to arrive, his delivery was at least given a thumbs up by the ISS astronauts. The delivery service is also giving out $10-$20 off on their orders (in the United States) to celebrate this. 

What did the order include? 
It is important to know that not all kinds of food can be consumed in space. Even some common items like salt and bread are not allowed to be eaten because they could potentially damage the space equipment. Usually, particles from these items float around in space. Another danger involves the possibility of astronauts accidently inhaling the particles. Keeping all these health and safety precautions in mind, the menu was carefully curated. The astronauts were treated to canned Japanese delicacies which included boiled mackerel in miso, braised pork, beef stew and simmered chicken in bamboo shoots.