October 29, 2012 — When it comes to candy in space, it is not
just about Mars bars and Milky Ways. Most of the popular sweets
that children, dressed up like astronauts (among their other
costumes), will get trick or treating this Halloween have, at
one time or another, been launched to orbit as treats for the
real astronauts in space. And while the six people onboard the
International Space Station (ISS) won't be visited by any candy
seekers this Wednesday (Oct. 31), a Russian spacecraft will
perform a "trick" to possibly deliver treats for the crew. The
unmanned Progress resupply capsule set to launch on Halloween
will arrive at the orbiting outpost the same day — a "trick"
only attempted to the ISS one time before. Usually, the cargo
and other visiting vehicles take two to three days to get to the
station. A piece of a chocolate candy bar floats in orbit, as
seen during a 2009 space shuttle mission to the space station.
(NASA) That opens the chance of a Halloween day candy delivery.
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