- When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space
In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars
- The First Soda in Space: When NASA Got Caught Up in the Cola Wars
In space travel, the firsts are often what matter most: the first woman in orbit and the first man to walk on the moon, or, less famously, the first time astronauts grabbed a wobbling satellite with their hands Yet in the 1980s, America’s two biggest soft drink companies raced for another milestone: to serve the first fizzy drink in orbit
- Space Cola Wars - Wikipedia
The competition began in 1985 during the STS-51-F Space Shuttle mission, when astronauts tested specially designed soda cans from each company to see how the carbonated drinks would perform in microgravity
- Cosmic Cola Clash: The Pepsi-Coke Space Race – Archyde
The article details the competitive race between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to be the first to test their beverages in space, culminating in a joint mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on July 29, 1985 The “Space Race” for Soda: Initiation: Coca-Cola initiated the endeavor by completing a deal with NASA
- Space cola wars at 35: When Coca-Cola, Pepsi tested soda in . . .
Coca-Cola declared first place in the initial "space cola war," based on the crew having tested its can before Pepsi's "Coca-Cola, the first choice in refreshment around the world, is now the first soft drink tasted in space," the company stated in an advertisement at the time
- The Cola Wars. Smear Campaigns in Space? - Smithsonian Magazine
When Pepsi got wind of Coke’s move, they immediately started developing a space can of their own They said they spent $14 million on R D, but some experts have their doubts
- Nasas first ever crewed test flight - 13 Minutes Presents . . .
The astronauts count down to flying a brand-new spacecraft for the very first time If they pull it off, they will earn a place in space history
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