William A. Mitchell

And people whose connection to outer space is more of a dotted line.

My father is William A. Mitchell, who invented Tang.

Man, I explore some other stuff, too.

The flight of the Apollo 13 to the moon is in serious jeopardy this morning.

And now for another bonus fact.

Another little-remembered food wizard was one William A. Mitchell.

While working for General Foods, Mitchell invented Pop Rocks, Tang, Cool Whip, quick-setting Jell-O, a tapioca substitute, and powdered egg whites, among other things.

All total, he received over 70 patents in his lifetime.