Hard Core.

Koreans develop special Kimchee for Korean astronaut to take into space.

Dave once shared how, when he went on a short-term missions trip with a church from Korea, they brought kimchee. They were willing to rough it, but kimchee was a necessity. That, to me, is hardcore enough. But taking kimchee to space? Formulating a special recipe to make that happen? That is freaking hardcore.

I mean, wow. Just… wow.

My condolences to his fellow crew members who have to smell that stuff. And is anyone at all surprised that standard kimchee contains stuff that could be harmful in space? Koreans (and Korean-Americans) have the highest rate of gastric cancer in the world (cf. this NIH paper). I’m biased, but I think kimchee consumption has a lot to do with it.