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On the ISS they heat food by rehydrating it with hot water. A microwave is fairly wasteful of power and hard to properly isolate from generating interference.
by akira2501 2y ago
On the ISS they heat food by rehydrating it with hot water. A microwave is fairly wasteful of power and hard to properly isolate from generating interference.
- schiffern 2y agoMagnetrons are about 80% efficient, so not really that huge. It also looks like they have a conventional ISS-style "suitcase" warmer, and a hot and cold water dispenser similar to the ISS. I expect the microwave is used sparingly.