What could be cooler? Its video, Astronaut Ice Cream Is a Lie — which shares the results of this investigation — has gained over 270,000 views since it was posted on Monday. As the above video shows, this legendary children's treat has a surprisingly murky history. Vox explores this question that might have not even occurred to the many of us that blindly accepted astronaut ice cream at face value. The only problem is that astronaut ice cream is a lie. As kids, astronaut ice cream was the prized find at the local science center or air and space museum gift shop. 32:21.

Twenty years later, I have sought out that strange but perfect flavor.

How does it look and taste?Freeze-drying is like suspended animation because it keeps the ice cream sandwich totally intact, but without the water.

But it was ice cream. Designed to give Apollo astronauts living and dining in weightlessness conditions a tasty dessert experience, this novelty candy bar is a huge hit with kids and adults alike. Astronaut Ice Cream - Live at Babbitt Ranch - Duration: 32:21. The case against astronaut ice cream …

This is the only kind I've ever found that came close. Rated 5 out of 5 by avsno26rocks from Great experience When I was a kid, our class went on a field trip to Carnegie Science Museum in Pennsylvania, and we were all given a little cube of astronaut ice cream. Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwich Freeze-Dried Ready-to-eat Vanilla Ice Cream within two chocolate wafers! As you eat the sandwich, your mouth rehydrates the ice cream, restorin Astronaut Ice Cream 345 views. That astronauts eat.

Pink-, white-, and brown-striped like a gallon of neapolitan ice cream, it was a flaky, flavorless, freeze-dried block. Use the freeze-dried ice cream capsules to upcycle the sprinkles on an ice cream sundae.

Discover a universe of zero-gravity fun inside this freeze dried vanilla ice cream sandwich individual package.

Astronaut Ice Cream - Want (Official Video) - Duration: 3:20.