Another of Momofuku Ando's achievements was the development of Space Ram, the first noodles to be consumed in outer space.

After NASA's stringent quality and safety check, the product was carried into space by Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in July 2005.

Space Ram are based on technology developed over many years, including systems to prevent the noodles and soup from escaping in zero gravity.

Having spread throughout the world, instant noodles have now carried his ideals into space.