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Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Mission: STS-51F Challenger   Crew: C. Gordon Fullerton Roy D. Bridges, Jr. F. Story Musgrave Anthony W. England S. Karl G. Henize Loren W. Acton John-David Bartoe Launch: July 29, 1985   Landing: August 6, 1985   Duration: 7 days, 22 hours   Comment: Second flight of Spacelab This replica Carbonated Beverage Dispenser developed by the Coca-Cola Company were among those distributed by the soft drink manufacturer in celebration of their flown unit on-board Challenger. The Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation (CBDE) payload was intended to test packaging and dispensing techniques for space flight consumption of sodas such as Coca-Cola. Unfortunately, the crew labeled the experiment as a failure, due to the zero-g environment and the lack of refrigeration, but on the lighter-side, floating "Pepsi balls" did provide a source of entertainment. This specific replica was on display at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas until its acrylic base was broken. back to Artifacts © 1999-2008 collectSPACE.com All rights reserved. Questions? E-mail contact@collectspace.com