Axiom 4 | Meet Man Who Ensured Shubhanshu Shukla Will Have 'Aam Ras' And 'Halwa' In Space
Ready-to-eat mango nectar, mung dal halwa, and gajar ka halwa line Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's backpack-or the space equivalent-as cultural ambassadors of India during his 15-day voyage to the International Space Station. These nifty 100-gm packs have been prepared by the DIBT - Defence Institute of Bio-Defence Technologies, part of the Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO. These are "specially designed to meet the space food challenges," Dr R Kumar, the chief of DBT, told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "Critically, these foods are without any preservatives, commercially sterile and can be stored for more than 12 months in room temperature," he said.
