In Videos: Space Food Sticks TV Commercial

Required Eating

Posted by Robyn Lee, January 29, 2008 at 12:15 PM

In the 1960s NASA asked Pillsbury to help them develop an edible food snack that American astronauts could conveniently eat in a space shuttle. The result of their efforts resulted in a glorious example of space food technology...which was then reformulated for the non-space-traveling public and aptly named Space Food Sticks.

Watch the commercial for Space Food Sticks after the jump. And be sure to watch it all the way to the end; the last 3 seconds are awesome. [via io9]

Space Food Sticks TV Commercial

The Space Food Sticks Preservation Society
Buy Space Food Sticks Online [Funky Food Shop]
Retro Future on Space Food

16 Comments | Tags: astronauts, commercials, Pillsbury, retro, the future, videos

16 Comments:

I love the astronaut putting the Space Food Stick into his helmet hole.

Raphael at 12:19PM on 01/29/08

I love it when it says Pillsbury! It makes me feel so excited!

roboppy at 12:28PM on 01/29/08

You can still buy Space Food Sticks in Australian supermarkets.

zamboni at 12:33PM on 01/29/08

Only 44 calories per stick!!

Erin Zimmer at 12:42PM on 01/29/08

44 calories per stick! Wow. Guaranteed to get you through a rough space day doing strenuous space activities!

Adam Kuban at 1:09PM on 01/29/08

The precursor of the Power Bar?

jamieforrest at 1:29PM on 01/29/08

The orange flavor was the best!

thotfulspot at 2:54PM on 01/29/08

Wow, I remember those. Now that I ponder it, they looked lot like the Pup-o-roni I give my dog now.

IdeaRat at 4:44PM on 01/29/08

I remember my mom bringing these home one day. We were ecstatic! She never ever bought anything we saw on tv so it was quite an event. I also remember them tasting like dog food and being greatly disappointed.

Rottenmom at 7:40AM on 01/30/08

They can be had at Dylan's Candy Bar; only in peanut butter and chocolate, I think. Still awesome!

BaHa at 9:38AM on 01/30/08

Did you see this one, also on YouTube?

Hamburger America at 9:53AM on 01/30/08

oops, tried to embed another video...it was another commercial where kids blast off into space after eating another brand of space sticks. Nice special effects for 40 years ago

Hamburger America at 9:57AM on 01/30/08

Man, I loved these. I was about 9 when they came out. SO TASTY. I liked the chocolate--they were like an acceptable version of Tootsie Rolls.

klg19 at 11:27AM on 01/30/08

Wow, powerbars in the sixties I guess! :P

CandyAddictSera at 11:40AM on 01/30/08

I remember them as being chewy, but not tasty.

aharste at 12:00PM on 01/30/08

oh, i loved these!

cybercita at 11:53PM on 01/30/08

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