NASA astronaut on board the ISS shares his take on a burger

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Despite getting men on the Moon, rovers on Mars, and probes around Saturn's rings, NASA is yet to master how to make an appetizing cheeseburger.

Jonny Kim, an astronaut on board the International Space Station has shared a photo of a 'cheeseburger' floating in zero gravity.

And unlike the tasty treat many of us on Earth enjoy, it doesn't look too appetizing.

Is that a burger?! Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station, has shared a photo of a 'cheeseburger' floating in zero-gravity

The meal consisted of several ingredients, including wheat snack bread as the bun, a beef steak as the burger, and congealed cheese spread as the cheese.

He tweeted: 'I miss cooking for my family. But this hits the spot in its own way.'

Kim launched to the ISS on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8, 2025, and is set to spend eight months on board the floating space station.

Since his arrival, Kim has been keeping his fans on X updated on his experiences - including his meals.

'If you've lived on MREs [ready-to-eat meals], you've probably tried some creative field recipes, he tweeted.

'Here is a twist on the ranger burger, one of my favorites.'

Each to their own: Kim said the burger 'hits the spot in its own way'

With limited resources on board the ISS, Kim had to get pretty creative with his burger.

'Beef steak, wheat snack bread, cheese spread as both topping and glue, potatoes au gratin layered in the middle, and a generous slather of gochujang red pepper paste from a care package on the SpX-32 Cargo Dragon,' he explained, alongside pictures of his creation.

While the burger doesn't look particularly appetizing, several fans have applauded his efforts.