9 PacksFreeze-dried ready-to-eat apple wedges. Enjoy your snack just as the astronauts do - the freeze-dried way! Freeze-dried food items have been aboard space missions since the early Mercury Missions and continue to be used on NASA missions today. How does it look and taste? Freeze-drying is like suspended animation because it keeps the food totally intact, but without the water. As you eat the fruit, your mouth rehydrates the apple wedges, restoring it to its original state. Freeze-dried apple wedges can be stored for many years without refrigeration as long as you keep them in an airtight, sealed container.