Perhaps the most popular example of space food that possibly never was, astronaut ice cream is now 50 years old.

Ah, astronaut ice cream. The novelty-always hopelessly cracked once you open it-that's beloved by kids and despised by parents whose wallets are gouged at science museum gift shops. While the ...

In 1968, astronauts climbed aboard Apollo 7. It was the first time freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream was eaten (out of pouches) in space. It was also the last.

But, it turns out, Astronaut Ice Cream likely never went to space. Edwards believes the story traces back to a press release from the Apollo 7 mission, that listed vanilla ice cream as a dessert ...

Unlike other cargo vehicles, the SpaceX spacecraft can return to Earth without burning up. So it's equipped with freezers for transporting medical samples — and the occasional frozen treat.

A tasty astronaut ice cream treat is launching Sunday (Oct. 7) on the private SpaceX Dragon space capsule. The ice cream is a gift for space station astronauts.

Even if astronaut ice cream were on Apollo 7, it would probably have been rehydratable food similar to most of the other food options on the flight, not the freeze-dried block we recognize today.

What happens when you combine astronaut ice cream with sausage? We tried it, and the results are mind-blowing! Is it delicious or a cosmic disaster? Join us on this wild food adventure to find out!

As a kid, I thought the best part of science museums was the astronaut ice cream in the gift shops. Anyone who shares this nostalgia can nab the freeze-dried confection online. Astronaut Ice Cream ...

Ice cream is blasting off for the crew of the International Space Station (ISS).The frozen confectionery — not the freeze-dried souvenir version sold in museum gift shops — is packed on board ...