Posted by Alumni from The Atlantic
April 3, 2026
It is true that freeze-dried ice cream was developed under contract for NASA during the 1960s, but the only record of its presence on a mission is a menu from a single 1968 voyage. Apparently, astronauts never really developed a taste for it, and the dessert's crumbliness made it a bad fit for zero-g; now they eat regular ice cream in space. learn more