When It Comes to Living in Space, It's a Matter of Taste

When It Comes to Living in Space, It's a Matter of Taste: Scientific American: "It's possible that hot sauce and salsa could be key ingredients to the success of a manned mission to Mars. The kicked-up condiments already came close to causing a mutiny on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2002 when astronaut Peggy Whitson threatened to bar entry to the crew of the visiting shuttle Atlantis unless they came bearing a promised resupply of the spicy stuff. Only when shuttle commander Jeff Ashby announced that he had the goods did Whitson say, 'Okay, we'll let you in then.' Whitson was joking, but the need for astronauts to be able to spice up their food while in orbit is no laughing matter."