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NASA has managed to get men on the moon, rovers on Mars, and probes around Saturn's rings.

But it seems the space agency is yet to master how to make decent sushi in space. 

The space agency has shared a photo of 'sushi' crafted by its astronauts on board the International Space Station. 

Stocked with ingredients including seaweed, tuna, and rice, you'd think it would be pretty difficult for the astronauts to go too far astray. 

However, their space sushi looks light–years away from the traditional rolls loved around the world. 

Commenting on NASA's photo, which it shared on Instagram, one viewer wrote: 'This is pretty much fancy prison food.'

Another added: '3/10 on earth. 10/10 in space.'

And one joked: 'Are astronauts allergic to spice?' 

Stocked with ingredients including seaweed, tuna, and rice, you'd think it would be pretty difficult for the astronauts to go too far astray. However, their space sushi looks light–years away from the traditional rolls loved around the world

Unsurprisingly, astronauts have very limited access to food, which means they must be creative with their meals.     

'Almost all of our astronauts' food currently has to blast off from Earth in jam–packed spacecraft, and it has to be shelf–stable and mess–free,' NASA explained. 

'That doesn't mean it has to be *boring*, though. 

'Our orbiting crew chows down on meals from around the world, special space pizzas made with tortillas instead of pizza dough, and finger foods like the ones in this photo.'

The astronauts' latest feast included two unusual creations – space sushi, and shrimp cocktail. 

The sushi features squares of seaweed paper, topped with blobs of rice, and an unappetising slab of spam or tuna. 

'The sushi stays put thanks to surface tension from its moisture,' NASA explained. 

Meanwhile, the shrimp cocktail features a wholegrain wheat cracker, topped with a suspiciously orange prawn. 

Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) previously shared a photo of a 'cheeseburger' floating in zero-gravity
Despite being 260 miles above the nearest grocery store, his snack impressively consisted of five ingredients. This includes 'wheat snack bread' as the bun, a beef steak as the burger, and congealed cheese spread as the cheese

'The shrimp and crackers are held in place by condiments,' NASA added. 

The photo doesn't appear to have done much to tempt social media users to pursue a career as an astronaut. 

Several baffled fans took to the comments to slate the zero-gravity meal.  

'I get they're making it in zero gravity, but it still looks so sad,' one user commented. 

Another joked: 'girl not a struggle meal in space.'

And one wrote: 'I feel better when I look at the leftovers in my fridge now.'

This isn't the first time NASA's astronauts have shown off their attempts at recreating their favourite meals. 

Earlier this year, Jonny Kim shared a photo of a 'cheeseburger' floating in zero-gravity. 

Despite being 260 miles above the nearest grocery store, his snack impressively consisted of five ingredients.

This includes 'wheat snack bread' as the bun, a beef steak as the burger, and congealed cheese spread as the cheese.

'I miss cooking for my family,' the astronaut tweeted.

He added: 'But this hits the spot in its own way.'

EXPLAINED: THE $100 BILLION INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SITS 250 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH

The International Space Station (ISS) is a $100 billion (£80 billion) science and engineering laboratory that orbits 250 miles (400 km) above Earth.

It has been permanently staffed by rotating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts since November 2000. 

Crews have come mainly from the US and Russia, but the Japanese space agency JAXA and European space agency ESA have also sent astronauts. 

The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for more than 20 years and has been expended with multiple new modules added and upgrades to systems

Research conducted aboard the ISS often requires one or more of the unusual conditions present in low Earth orbit, such as low-gravity or oxygen.

ISS studies have investigated human research, space medicine, life sciences, physical sciences, astronomy and meteorology.

The US space agency, NASA, spends about $3 billion (£2.4 billion) a year on the space station program, with the remaining funding coming from international partners, including Europe, Russia and Japan.

So far 244 individuals from 19 countries have visited the station, and among them eight private citizens who spent up to $50 million for their visit.

There is an ongoing debate about the future of the station beyond 2025, when it is thought some of the original structure will reach 'end of life'.

Russia, a major partner in the station, plans to launch its own orbital platform around then, with Axiom Space, a private firm, planning to send its own modules for purely commercial use to the station at the same time. 

NASA, ESA, JAXA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are working together to build a space station in orbit around the moon, and Russia and China are working on a similar project, that would also include a base on the surface. 

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