In 1965 an astronaut smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit, and NASA’s chief asked if he should be disciplined
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.
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- ISRO & space
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- justin brown
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- Monday, 19 October 2026, 10:30 pm IST
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