Awards and recognition
From Texas tables to outer space
Jalapeño ketchup in space.
On May 11, 2009, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its thirtieth flight, STS-125, to the Hubble Space Telescope. On board: packets of SpiceItUp! Jalapeño Ketchup.
The NASA Certificate of Authenticity
The mission, from the certificate
- STS-125
- Thirtieth flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, to the Hubble Space Telescope
- May 11, 2009
- Launched 2:01 p.m. EDT from Pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- May 24, 2009
- Landed 11:39 a.m. EDT at Edwards Air Force Base, California
- 197 orbits
- 5,276,000 miles in 12 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes and 9 seconds
- 350 miles
- Maximum altitude, at speeds up to 17,800 miles per hour
Why it matters
Few condiments can say they have orbited the Earth. The flight is part of a Texas story: the jalapeño ketchup was first bottled commercially in 1995 and has since earned 36 Scovie Awards. The same jalapeño ketchup is available today in Medium and Hot.
Questions
Has jalapeño ketchup been to space?
Yes. Packets of SpiceItUp! Jalapeño Ketchup flew aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-125 in May 2009, according to a NASA Certificate of Authenticity.
What was STS-125?
STS-125 was the thirtieth flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis and a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. It launched May 11, 2009 and landed May 24, 2009.