Feeling sad that you are not an astronaut and won’t get to taste the wonderful curry they serve on space shuttles? Well starting today, Japan’s House Foods Corp. will start selling “Space Curry”, which is packaged in a retort pouch.

Japanese space food was developed for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. A total of 29 products such as ramen and rice balls were officially recognized in June. House Foods managed to have three curry products certified, and one of these, a beef curry, is going on sale.

The curry contains more nutrients than regular curry, with a higher calcium content, and since people’s sense of taste diminishes in space it’s made with a rich, spicy flavor.

The curry will be priced at 500 yen, excluding consumption tax. It will be sold on House Food’s mail order site, and at science museums across Japan.

This would be interesting stuff. I wonder whether they would actually taste as good as they sound.