NASA Worker Shares Astronaut's Reaction
To Final Frontier Jerky While On Orbit
Greg,
I talked to one of the crew members yesterday
morning, about the STS-79 trip to the Mir. I asked him about Beefjerky.com's
Final Frontier Beef Jerky (among other Mir adventure stories). I wish
you could have been there; you would have been on Cloud Nine. He said
it was great -- the flight was so busy they didn't have a lot of time
for meal prep, so they practically lived on jerky. They'd grab a piece
of jerky and go off to do what they had to do. You're right; beef jerky
is really the stuff of pioneers!
They had no problem at all with floating
debris or packaging, so you can ignore my concern about that. Whatever
you did was just the right thing to do. And the big chunks were no problem
either; they just tore off strips of the stuff.
They only had one package of Final Frontier
Beef Jerky left when they got home, and that one survived only because
it got packed in with some other stuff. (Somebody spent quite a bit
of time searching for it.)
He asked if anybody sells Final Frontier
beef jerky around here. I didn't know if you made contact with any of
the local establishments, but at least I could tell him they could order
it directly from you. I'll send him a note with your address and web
site URL.
I promised the WETF crew I'd order some
more jerky from you (er ... there's only one package left). I'll send
you a real order in a separate note, so it won't get long in this wordy
missive.
Final Frontier Jerky Leaves Earth on Maiden
Voyage
16 Sep 96 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Today STS-79
successfully orbited Beefjerky.com's Final Frontier Jerky for the first
time. The flawless pre-dawn launch took place under partly cloudy skies..
At 4:54 am EDT the engines roared to life and lit up the sky as Atlantis
cleared the tower. The sound rumbled across the ten kilometer distance
to the spectators and shook the vehicles parked on NASA Causeway. As
the ship climbed skyward it was visible to the crowd until it was over
100 kilometers aloft and away. Atlantis is on her way to Russia's Mir
space station, where both crews will enjoy Final Frontier Jerky.
NASA Receives Final Frontier Jerky for
next Atlantis Launch
24 Jun 96 Today confirmation was received
from the Shuttle Food Sub-system manager that the Final Frontier Jerky
destined for orbit, was received in good condition. It will be kept
under refrigeration until just before the launch, to assure maximum
freshness. The product's shelf life is typically more than six months
at room temperature, but the food manager likes to serve her astronauts
with the best possible quality, on fresh food tray items.
Final Frontier Jerky Shipped to NASA for
Shuttle Launch
20 Jul 96 One hundred-ten one-ounce packages
of Black Pepper Flavor Beef, Final Frontier Jerky was sent to NASA today,
the 27th anniversary of the first landing on the moon. The crew of STS-79
Atlantis, will take Final Frontier Jerky on it's maiden voyage to outer
space in mid-September. The flight was delayed due to problems with
the Solid Rocket Boosters on the previous shuttle flight. Fifty packages
are slated for inclusion on STS-79. Fifty packages will be held in reserve
for future shuttle crews to taste-test for their missions. Six packages
were included as gifts for Dr. Lucid and the cosmonauts aboard the Mir
space station. Four packages were sent for the staff at the shuttle
food subsystem group at JSC, in appreciation for their part in sending
Final Frontier Jerky into Space.
Final Frontier Jerky Slated for August
96 Shuttle Launch
28 May 96 SAN DIEGO -- Today, Beefjerky.com
received telephone confirmation that the crew of STS-79 will carry Final
Frontier Black Pepper Beef Jerky into space. The Shuttle Food Subsystem
Manager confirmed her order for 100 one ounce packets of the Black Pepper
Flavor. STS-79 is currently slated for launch during the first week
of August, 1996. The Final Frontier Jerky will be delivered to NASA
during the 2nd week of July. STS-79's mission is to the Mir space station
where astronaut Dr. Shannon Lucid will be retrieved and brought back
to Earth.
Final Frontier Jerky Sent to NASA for
Astronaut Taste-test
30 Apr 96 One-ounce sample packages of
all the flavors available of Final Frontier Jerky were sent via USPS
Priority Mail to NASA today. The crew of STS-79 will sample the jerky
and decide if they want to include it in the fresh food tray on their
shuttle flight in August.
NASA Astronauts Agree to Sample Final
Frontier Jerky
In a letter dated 12 April, 1996 the Shuttle
Food Subsystem Manager (SFSM) at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston
has requested addtional samples of Final Frontier Jerky. The crew of
six on the shuttle mission slated for August 1996 (STS 79), will taste
test Final Frontier Jerky, and if approved, the crew will carry FFJ
to orbit with them on their fresh food tray. In the letter the SFSM
states: "Your products were included in sensory evaluation panels performed
in our facility.. The product scored well in our panels."
In a letter dated
26 Jan 96, the Food Development Group at Johnson Space Center, invites
Beefjerky.com to submit samples of Final Frontier Jerky for evaluation.
The samples were sent USPS Priority Mail on 2 Feb 96..
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