DoubleTree Cookies: First Food Baked In Space

As the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) baked the famous DoubleTree by Hilton chocolate chip cookies – making them the first ever food baked in space – the aroma wafted through the space station, adding a reminder of the simple joys of home to an experiment designed to make long-duration space flight more hospitable.

The successful DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie baking experiment delivered some surprising results and answered the question, “what will a cookie baked in space look like?”

This first-of-its-kind experiment took place over the course of several days and marks Hilton as the first hospitality company to participate in research aboard the ISS. Check out this video for highlights of the experiment aboard the ISS, including the baking results and surprising astronaut findings.