Tang is a soda sweetened to taste fruit and not gas that comes from the United States. It is in the form of a powder to be mixed with a quantity of water to prepare a beverage. The original Tang Orange was made by the company General Foods Corporation in 1957 and sold for the first time (as lyophilized ) in 1959.
The product was initially dedicated to breakfast but sales stagnated until NASA uses it in its program of spaceflight Gemini in 1965. This use was the subject of much publicity. Since the Tang is associated with American spaceflight programs.
Tang drink is not sold in France since the early 1990s but it is still found in several countries including the United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Brazil, Morocco, UAE, Turkey, India and Uganda.
In France, there was in the early 90s, beverage vending machines (coffee or tea soluble) which also offered pre-filled cups powdered Tang flavored orange, lemon or peach / apricot.
Tang drink is not sold in France since the early 1990s but it is still found in several countries including the United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Brazil, Morocco, UAE, Turkey, India and Uganda.
Several U.S. presidents are known to enjoy the Tang: Lyndon Johnson , Jimmy Carter , Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton .
Tang was used by NASA during the Gemini program. It was to give better taste to the water recovery system for the Gemini capsule life was intended to be consumed by astronauts.
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