Space · Humor · Problem-solving
The Astronaut Who Forgot Her Lunch
You cannot pop home for a sandwich from four hundred kilometers up.
- Age range
- Ages 4-7
- Reading time
- 5 minutes
- Category
- Space stories
What happens
Commander Bea launches on a Tuesday and realizes at orbit that her lunch is on the kitchen counter. The crew's solution involves a shared bag of dried apricots and a lesson in asking for help early rather than at the point of desperation.
Read the opening
Listen to this story
Commander Bea checked the fuel. She checked the hatch. She checked the little switch that nobody ever remembers, which she always remembered.
At four hundred kilometers up, floating gently past a window full of Earth, she opened her locker and found exactly nothing in it. Her lunch was on the kitchen counter, next to the keys.
There are many hard things about space. Going back for a sandwich is one of the hardest.
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Why this one is worth your time
- Mistakes are handled with problem-solving rather than embarrassment.
- Slips in real facts about orbit and rationing without sounding like a lesson.
- The crew help before being asked, which is a nice model for classroom-age children.
Talk about it afterward
- What would you have packed for a day in space?
- What should Bea do differently next Tuesday?
What if your child were the hero?