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posted 06-11-2018 07:25 AM               

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In "Forever Young," the astronaut pilot says the Gemini 3 corned beef sandwich from Wolfie's was the third sandwich carried in a spacecraft.

Can anyone name the other two?

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posted 01-21-2024 10:35 PM            

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There is this paragraph in "This New Ocean" about Wally Schirra and the MA-8 flight of Sigma 7 on launch day:

Schirra slipped into his capsule, buckled himself comfortably in the couch, and smiled when he saw an automobile ignition key hanging from the handcontroller safety latch. This represented a tension breaker provided by the ground crew. Then he began to inventory his gear inside the cabin -- flight plan bar charts neatly placed in a slot just below the instrument panel, star charts arranged in a rack to his side, cameras in place, and accessories stowed in his ditty bag. When he stuck his hand in the glove compartment, he found some crinkly plastic wrapped around a soft object that turned out to be a steak sandwich. Otherwise, everything was as it should be, and Schirra began his prelaunch checkout tests.