Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Coca-Cola
- Summary
- In 1984, researchers for Coca Cola had an idea about dispensing carbonated beverages in space to give astronauts more choices to drink and also to create a stellar advertising opportunity. The company developed a can that would work in weightlessness to keep the cola fizzy without spewing out of the can. NASA agreed to let the astronauts try the Coke device on a Shuttle flight. When Pepsi learned of this project, it also wanted to participate and developed its own container. Both Coke and Pepsi products were flown on the STS 51-F mission in 1985 so crew members could evaluate the dispensers and do a taste test. Results were mixed and NASA did not add either company's product to the Shuttle food pantry; the mid-1980s "Cola Wars" continued on earth but not in space. NASA gave the Museum this extra Coke can that was modified for spaceflight.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19850814000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
- Materials
- adhesive, aluminum, plastic, steel, string, Velcro
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 6.3 × 8.8 × 14.5cm (2 1/2 × 3 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850814000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99ba8511a-baeb-4c64-b80a-7b41468ab689
