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What would travel in space be like without dessert? Certainly less appealing. Most astronauts have the same cravings for sweets as the rest of us. The formula is simple. Astronauts plus desserts equal happy crews. OK, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration. Spaceflight itself is enough to make any astronaut happy, but desserts do contribute to missions by helping crew unwind after intensive days. The problem is that not all desserts are equal. M&Ms might be the perfect complement to a meal one evening, but the next day it has to be cake!
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Bourland, C.T., Vogt, G.L. (2009). Desserts. In: The Astronaut's Cookbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0624-3_8
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