Meanings
nounastronaut ice cream (uncountable)
- uncountableIce cream that has had most of the water removed from it by a freeze-drying process and been sealed in a pouch, and requires no refrigeration.
Synonyms: space ice cream
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIce cream that has had most of the water removed from it by a freeze-drying process and been sealed in a pouch, and requires no refrigeration.
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Origin
It was developed for NASA's Apollo space missions (but never actually taken into space).
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astronaut ice cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronaut%20ice%20cream
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