Don’t you dare to think that I did  not consider this.. “Space food”. There are products available, that are marketed to be the genuine astronaut food. Freeze dried Ice Cream, berries etc. This stuff is widely available in Internet and in all kind of gadget stores and it’s not even particularly expensive. Just about 4 bucks a packet. (and there probably would be a volume discount when you order full year’s supply)

I bought some of that stuff and it was amazing how ice-creamey it actually was. Even that it was completely dry and therefore felt funny in mouth.

Freeze drying is actually quite old process, but they started to actively develop it during WW2 to be able to ship blood serum to the troops when refrigeration was not always available. In principle it means freezing something in a way that does not crystallize the water and therefore destroy the structure of the subject.

And indeed freeze-drying is one of the many methods of making lightweight, long shelf-life food for space missions.

I could buy some for my mission, but I also have fouond some instructions from Internet about how to freeze-dry food at home without expensive special equipement. I really need to test this and for sure will publish the results here.

I have not yet fully decided what to do with electricity. Maybe 230 v -system is too easy. Maybe I should only allow myself to use 12 volt system with limited current. That might make things more interesting.

I got an great idea. Virgin Galactic is arranging apsace trips. I ju7st must convice them that I’m a real deal. Inviting me to their space trip will be a huge leap for humankind.

I just need to put my Brain together and do this!

This must be the best song performed by Bob Dylan. Hei has always been one of those artist who should only make songs for others and not try to perform himself. Sounds like he has consumed enough whiskey to make this work. Nice!

This movie almost makes me cry. Not the speech but the images. I really would like to see earth from there. Amazing.

I’m thinking about ways to keep the volume and weight of my food into absolute minimum, but still get all the nutrients that are vital,

I was checking the VLCD (very low calory diet) -products, since they are designed to give you all needed

minerals for day – and nothing more. Since I don’t want to lose weight (at least not infinitely) I should supplement this with some energy. Sugar probably is easiest.

Problem with this VLCD stuff is that you need to eat 5 of these shekes per day to get all the stuff. It will get really expensive to store this masive amount of this special product. I’m anyhow experimentin with this and then trying to see if I can somehow do this stuff myself.

As I told earlier – there is some things to plan before my “journey”.

• Food supply
• Electricity, water and rent (bills)
• Internet
• Computer

I’m currently working on all of them, but I need to solve one thing at time. I need to calculate the amount of food needed and the space and weight that it wil ltake. I anyhow want to experiment how this could be done in outer space.

My “space ship” will be an small area separated in my apartment. In principle the toilet and a small sace for sleeping. Ofcourse on long space mission real astronauts probably would have a little bit space for excercise etc. Maybe I need to by a treadmill or something.

I will use tap water and normal electricity but I want to measure the consumption and keep it into minimum.

That’s all for now.. I go planning..

As I have told. I don’t think I’m getting to space anywhere soon. It still does not stop me from doing my project. In essence the space trip is just about staying alone in small space for long time. The astronauts do not design their shuttles and capsules. They just jump in. I can do the same.

I can close myself in confined space for a year.. or ten years. I just need to make sure that my bills get paid and that I have enough food for me – and a computer to keep connected with outside world. I can see the distant galaxies inside my mind. It will be much more interesting. I can do trips to places where it would not be possible in physical form.

Now I just need to speed up things and start planning this!