Space 'smells like fried steak' Outer space smells like fried steak, hot metal and welding a motorbike, according to Nasa scientists. 16 October 2008 • 3:28pm . A Nasa astronaut at work.

Prominent Space Odors. A Wion report tells us that during spacewalks, astronauts have reported smelling gunpowder, ozone, and burnt steak, among other things. The intriguing discovery stems from ...