WP Space Kitchen on The Today Show 1961 - 16mm Film

[cadman]

This week we re-visit The Today Show with Dave Garroway, only this time it's to see what Whirlpool has been up to with their Space Kitchen contract for manned space flight. While this kitchen idea never got off the ground, some of these concepts for food storage and packaging did influence what was used on the Apollo missions.

 

[gansky1]

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968): RCA Whirlpool badge prominently affixed to the food service unit in the shuttle capsule.

I didn't realize WP was contracted to develop food management applications in the space program IRL, another good day to learn something new. Thanks, Cory.