Who was the First to Drink Tang in Space??

Hey thought this was interesting! 

My co-worker and I were just talking about Tang.  It was originally rocketed (literally) into popularity when Astronauts form the Gemini Program took it into space back in 1962.  John Glen was the FIRST to drink Tang in space!  It was part of an experiment conducted on eating in Orbit / Zero gravity.  It later gained popularity with the astornauts as the Tang covered nasty taste of water on the spacecraft.

There was a particular component of the Gemini life support-system module which produced H₂O (water) among other things. This was a byproduct of a recurring chemical reaction of one of the mechanical devices on the life-support module. The astronauts would use this water to drink during their space flight. The problem was, the astronauts did not like the taste of the water because of some of the byproducts produced, which were not harmful of course. So, they added Tang to make the water taste better.

 
Hope you enjoyed this Fitlish tidbit :)  Keep in mind I don't endorse eating Tang.  At least not the modern formulation.  Kraft re-branded the drink after many years of not producing it.  It no longer (not sure if it ever did) contain any true nutritional value.

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