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MaintenanceInternal t1_j6j6npg wrote

Whirlpool Corp made freeze dried ice cream for Nasa.

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adamdoesmusic t1_j6jjfqy wrote

No one actually eats that stuff in space, though - too many crumbs! However, its one of their most famous and effective souvenirs and it’s inextricably tied to space by association…

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BanditSixActual t1_j6ljqq9 wrote

Remember Tang? That nasty orange drink made popular by NASAs food experiments in microgravity. What's scary is how flammable that drink powder is when an aerosol, something easy to achieve in microgravity. We got some truly impressive fireballs throwing it in the air near a campfire.

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Wood_Wizard01 t1_j6jug9h wrote

The freeze dried ice cream was probably the most memorable thing from learning about space as a kid!

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Paninya t1_j6jqi96 wrote

Yeah I remember my science teacher brought the class freeze dried ice cream when talking to us about space missions

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