Do astronauts drink beer in space?

NASA has a very complicated history with booze.Technically, NASA astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol in space. And this has always been the case. But for a brief time, NASA stopped being so prudish. read more

NASA has a very complicated history with booze.Technically, NASA astronauts are banned from drinking alcohol in space. And this has always been the case. But for a brief time, NASA stopped being so prudish. In the 1970s, American scientists created “space wine” (aka a creamed sherry) for the astronauts aboard the Skylab space station. read more

Russian cosmonauts celebrate with cognac aftera fire emergency on the Mir space station. Alexander Lazutkin is on the far right. The picture was taken by NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger, who did not drink. As it turns out, there is some scientific evidence for the benefits of alcohol in space. read more

For this reason, astronauts on the space station are not even provided with products that contain alcohol, like mouthwash, perfume, or aftershave. Spilling beer during some drunken orbital hijinks could also risk damaging equipment. read more