{"product_id":"corned-beef-sandwich","title":"PRE-SALE Corned Beef Sandwich Commemorative","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e**Note that any items ordered on the same order as this item will hold and ship once stock for this item comes in**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eOn March 23, 1965, during NASA’s Gemini III mission, pilot John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich on rye bread into space. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Smuggling Plot\u003cbr\u003e•    The Origin: Fellow astronaut Wally Schirra purchased the sandwich from a local deli (Wolfie’s Restaurant and Sandwich Shop in Cocoa Beach \/ Florida).\u003cbr\u003e•    The Hiding Spot: During suitup, Young concealed the foil-wrapped sandwich inside the pocket of his spacesuit.\u003cbr\u003e•    The Official Food: NASA had provided the crew with unappetizing, gelatin-coated, and water-reconstituted tube or bite-sized space food cubes that the astronauts disliked. \u003cbr\u003eIn Orbit and the Complication\u003cbr\u003e•    The Reveal: About two hours into the flight, Young pulled out the sandwich and offered a bite to mission commander Gus Grissom.\u003cbr\u003e•    The Danger: As Grissom took a bite, the dry rye bread immediately began to disintegrate.\u003cbr\u003e•    The Hazard: Tiny, sharp breadcrumbs floated freely in the zero-gravity cabin, threatening to drift into the instrument panels or get caught in the astronauts' eyes or intake vents.\u003cbr\u003e•    The Stash: Grissom quickly stowed the remaining sandwich in his own spacesuit pocket to contain the mess.\u003cbr\u003e•    This patch illustrates the Gemini 3 mission: launch, on orbit and splashdown within the shape of a slice of rye bread. A single bite forms the shape of the patch. I researched the incident and discovered that the sandwich only cost $1.65 in 1965. In researching the cost of each Gemini launch, I made it the delivery cost to orbit. \u003cbr\u003e•    A space age “Uber eats.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis commemorative patch was designed by Tim Gagnon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApproximately  4.75\" by 4\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A-B Emblem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42868470120494,"sku":"475967","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0192\/1088\/files\/475967_1.jpg?v=1793277470","url":"https:\/\/space.abemblem.com\/products\/corned-beef-sandwich","provider":"Space Patches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}