In 1965 an astronaut smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit, and NASA’s chief asked if he should be disciplined
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In 1965, astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard Gemini III, and the incident later came up at NASA budget hearings. NASA chief James Webb called it an inadequate performance, while Robert Gilruth defended the crew.
John Young's hidden corned beef sandwich on Gemini III reached NASA's budget hearings, where James Webb called it an inadequate performance and Robert Gilruth defended the crew. The post In 1965 an astronaut smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit, and NASA’s chief asked if he should be disciplined appeared first on Space Daily .
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