Video: Artemis II crew lunch menu reveals unexpected variety

The crew lunch aboard the Artemis II features an unexpected variety of dishes and even sauces. The historic space craft launched on Wednesday (1 April), carrying the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. Footage posted by NASA on Friday (3 April) shows astronaut Jeremy Hansen unpacking meals. The video's voiceover says some of the lunch options for the day were “beef stew, roasted turkey, cauliflower and cheese, cherry blueberry cobbler, butternut squash” as well as “cheese tortellini, vanilla pudding, and the most appetising chocolate pudding cake”. Surprisingly, the space ship also has various spreads and sauces onboard, including “ maple syrup, chocolate spread, peanut butter, hot sauce, spicy mustard, strawberry jam, honey cinnamon and almond butter.” Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations