Doritos Debuts Cool Ranch Zero-Gravity Chips Made for Space

Sure, going to space is cool and all, but is it really worth it if you can’t enjoy some Doritos Cool Ranch while you’re in orbit? 

Freeze-dried ice cream is so Apollo 11. Now, Doritos has finally made snacking in the stars possible with a new chip made for space. 

Doritos’ limited-edition “Doritos minis Cool Ranch Zero Gravity flavored tortilla chips” are designed specifically for consuming at zero gravity. The chips not only consider how to keep that delicious cheese dust from floating away but also take into account how one might eat chips in space — they’re bite-sized, so you can eat them in one bite and don’t have to worry about crumbs polluting the cabin.

The chips are scheduled to make their debut on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission later this month. That mission aims to take advantage of Falcon 9 and Dragon’s maximum performance and hopes to fly higher than any Dragon mission to date, with the goal of reaching the highest Earth orbit ever flown — seems like something that will totally be possible now that they have the right snacks on board.

For the release of the chips, Doritos has partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. As part of the partnership, Doritos is making a $500k donation to the hospital for its mission of the non-space variety: “Finding cures. Saving children everywhere.”

If you’re curious about what the space chips taste like and aren’t we all, Doritos is making some of the chips available for earthbound snackers. In order to get in the running for a can, you’ll need to make a donation to Saint Jude’s through a special Doritos-branded page.

While the chips are packaged in space-approved tins for the flight that sort of resemble a tin you might get mints in, the earth-bound chips are going to be packaged in the brand’s mini canister, similar to its minis that are already on the market. That can will have one epic modification, however — it’s enhanced with glow-in-the-dark features to give the can that space feel just like those stars on your bedroom ceiling.

In addition to the chance to win chips, which requires a $200 donation, Doritos is also offering the opportunity to win some mission-inspired swag when you donate with different swag available at different donation tiers. Some potential options include a mission T-shirt, a mission backpack, and signed replica tins. If you’re up for making a more significant donation, $1000 puts you in the running for one of the Doritos tins that were sent to space, $2000 gets you a chance at two tickets to the VMAs, and a $10,000 donation could potentially earn you two tickets to the official mission celebration — here’s hoping they plan on serving chips.