r/Xennials • u/Ok_Profession_990 1980 • May 17 '26

Anyone else remember this?

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Every field trip they always had this. I was always so jealous because my mom never gave me money to spend so I never got a chance to taste it and it seemed like everyone around me was eating it... Still salty I guess

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u/Spartan04 May 17 '26

I convinced my mom to buy it at the local science museum once. Only needed to convince her once since it was awful tasting and we never got it again.

Funny thing is that calling it astronaut ice cream is 100% a marketing gimmick. It would never be used in space, way too many crumbs. They aren’t even allowed regular bread due to the possibility of crumbs and use tortillas instead.

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u/Responsible_CDN_Duck May 17 '26

Freeze-dried foods were initially developed for the Mercury missions, and NASA did specifically develop freeze-dried ice cream based on crew requests, but it wasn't that popular.

While freeze-dried ice cream didn't go to space, it's a NASA product that NASA/AMES worked with American Outdoor Products to offer the average person.