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nitpicker

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1. From the BBC

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 06:14 AM

Nov 2019

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50277680

Cookies in space: Oven sent to ISS for baking experiments

2 November 2019

An oven has been launched to the International Space Station (ISS) for astronauts to bake chocolate chip cookies in.

A cargo craft containing the specially-designed "space oven" and baking ingredients took off from the US state of Virginia on Saturday.

Astronauts are set to test what impact high heat and zero gravity have on the shape and consistency of the cookies.

The experiment is being dubbed the first instance of baking in space.
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Liftoff: Antares rocket boosts resupply ship from Virginia to the space station [View all] TexasTowelie Nov 2019 OP

From the BBC nitpicker Nov 2019 #1

But did they bring any weed? TexasTowelie Nov 2019 #2

No weed, it would get them too high packman Nov 2019 #3