Source: Fortune
Summary
NASA’s Artemis II mission crew, consisting of Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, is set to receive a lifetime supply of Uncrustables peanut butter and jelly sandwiches upon their splashdown. The crew had requested the sandwiches after their 10-day journey, which saw them break a 56-year-old record for the furthest humans from Earth. The Uncrustables brand responded with a viral Instagram post, and Smucker’s confirmed that the recovery vessel will have an “abundant amount” of the sandwiches.
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The numbers tell one story. The Artemis II crew traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, breaking a record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. But what they wanted after their journey was a humble peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich with the crusts cut off. Uncrustables stepped up with a lifetime supply, and Smucker’s responded with a well-played PR stunt. The astronauts’ request for Uncrustables might just be the most relatable moment of their historic mission.
Author: Evan Null
