Chris Hadfield Teams Up With Tested.com to Try Food and Games in Space

By Nancy Atkinson - May 22, 2013 12:45 AM UTC | Space Exploration

We at Universe Today have been wondering, where did Chris Hadfield find the time to do

all

the

great

videos

he put together during his five months on the International Space Station, all while his Expedition set records for the amount of scientific research performed? Now there's even more. Hadfield teamed up with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of

Mythbusters

fame, who now are part of the

Tested

crew, too, to produce three different videos about living in space; specifically about eating and what to do with any free time astronauts might have.

"Working with Adam and Jamie was fun!"

Hadfield

said via Twitter. "Mutual mustache appreciation."

In the video above, Jamie and Adam learn about Chris Hadfield's clever "space darts" invention, and propose a new game for Hadfield to test while he's on orbit. Spoiler: duct tape is involved.

Below are two videos dealing with food in space:

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com