Incidentally, astronauts report space (at least that near earth) as giving exposed items an odor similar to steak or gunpowder, due to the insanely rarefied organics and other interstellar medium that flits about the void.

I DID see this on a science show called “The Science of Star Wars” It would be possible and you explained it well! Wish you could have mentioned the smell in the piece. No wonder space travelers get so hungry! lol

Very novel-esque in your execution.