Proof that even astronauts get pizza cravings

Watch what happens when there's a special delivery to the International Space Station

Astronauts on the International Space Station enjoy a meal of pizza.

Astronauts on the International Space Station enjoy a meal of pizza. Source: AAP

When Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli mentioned he was craving pizza during a live link from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA knew just what to do to keep him happy.

They sent the 60-year-old and his fellow astronauts all the necessary ingredients to make their own pizzas on the ISS, including cheese, flat bread, pepperoni, tomatoes, sauce.
NASA released a video of the crew making their pizzas, tucking into their delicious creations - and playing with their food.

Thanks to the lack of gravity on the ISS, the astronauts float the pizzas in front of the camera, spin them in mid-air and cut them with scissors. You never eaten pizza like this before!

Commander Randy Bresnik called the pizzas "flying saucers of the edible kind".
According to NASA, while once astronauts meals came in dried cubes or tubes of paste, but these days the food they eat is much more similar to what they would eat at home on earth. 

But it won't be long until Nespoli, who has been in orbit since July, can enjoy the best pizzas Italy has to offer.

He is due to return to earth on December 14.

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