News Forum - Thailand’s popular dish pad krapao tied to high altitude balloon for space experiment

[Thaiger]

A plate of Thailand’s popular meal, pad krapao, was tied to a high altitude balloon, sending it 30 kilometres up into the sky for a space experiment by Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency. To mark Thailand’s first space experiment using a high-altitude balloon, a large plate of pad krapao was sent up as well. Pad krapao, one of Thailand’s staple dishes, is stir-fried meat with basil leaves and chilli served with rice and a fried egg. The launch also kicked off the High-Altitude Experiment Platform at the Bueng Boraphet nature study centre in the central province Nakhon Sawan. […]

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[kalyan]

555 !  Thailand getting rich !

[Prosaap]

Thailands contribution to world science pad krapou on a balloon   

Edited February 11, 2022 by Prosaap

[Guest1]

55 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

To mark Thailand’s first space experiment using a high-altitude balloon

So, how much space got this experiment, in the stratosphere ballon ride?

[Jafagreg]

Brilliant. If I was an astronaut going up to the space station for any length of time, I would appreciate some good Thai food to munch on. Now to see how mango and sticky rice holds up. 

[Jason]

There's two things I'm wondering.....first...how the hell do they expect to recoup the meal to see how it went. Second, if they do managed to recover the food, what was the intended purpose? Is it going to be the post rocket take off meal of choice??