Astronaut ice cream turns 50: freeze-dried treat still popular (even if it never flew)Perhaps the most popular example of space food that possibly never was, astronaut ice cream is now 50 years old.
The crunchy, room temperature treat, which melts as the freeze-dried ice cream rehydrates in your mouth, was first introduced in 1974 by American Outdoor Products. ...
To celebrate 50 years of astronaut ice cream, Astronaut Foods is planning to offer commemorative shirts and other swag, as well as limited-edition product launches and the introduction of new packaging for its current line of freeze-dried products.