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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