Nissin develops instant noodles for astronauts

Nissin develops instant noodles for astronauts

OSAKA, Japan - Nissin Food Products Co. Chairman Momofuku Ando (R) tells a news conference in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 23 his company has almost completed the development of instant noodles able to be eaten in space. The product, called ''Space Ram,'' will be ready for Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi who will go to space on a U.S. space shuttle in January, Ando said.

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