Do you remember The Muppets? Do you remember “Pigs In Space!“? If you do then you understand where the title of this post comes from.
Do you remember when NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren played Amazing Grace on a set of McCallum bagpipes from the International Space Station in 2015? It was the first time Highland bagpipes were Played In SSSSPPPAAAACCCCEEEE!!!! (Sorry, had to do that again… here’s a great article about it though!)
(Twitter @astro_kjell, @nasa, and @mccallumbagpipe)
Are you aware that the first cookies have been baked in space and were brought back on Earth?
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (@Space_Station) baked dough brought from Earth just in time for Christmas 2019. Five cookies were prepared over the course of 2 hours using an experimental Zero G oven — the first oven designed to work in the microgravity environment. The astronauts’ mission was to figure out exactly how long it takes to properly bake a cookie in space. The first four cookies baked at 300F (149C). The first cookie was in for 25 minutes and came out underbaked. The fifth cookie was baked at 325 F (165 C).
(Here’s an article about Space Cookies!)
Houston, we have a bake-off!
Yes, we finally know what happens when you bake cookies in space! The cookie dough and oven launched to the station in November on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft and returned Jan. 7 on the SpaceX Dragon — possibly making these the most well traveled cookie dough, oven, and cookies in the history of mankind!
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SPACE …
The Cookie & Bagpipe Frontier!
If you are not hearing the music to Star Trek, go back and read that again… (@StarTrek)
I would like to respectfully point out to both NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) and Elon Musk (@elonmusk) of SpaceX that they wasted money — and when it comes to space travel, that equals A LOT OF MONEY! Trust me on this, I’m a small business owner, I cannot afford to waste money.
As we all know I am both a skilled baker and published author on the subject and established Highland bagpiper who has published albums playing my instrument.
Okay — we can all see where this is going — TWO BIRDS, ONE STONE!!!
I’m not one to hold grudges*, therefore I wish to make the offer to both NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Elon Musk of SpaceX that they may compete — as they already are — to be the first entity to send a Highland bagpiping baker into space. As an added skill I can even eat cookies in space. My contact information is below. I am willing to bring some of my own baking equipment and I already play a set of McCallum bagpipes (sponsorship?). Let’s make “The First Biscotti In Space”!
(*Okay, that’s not 100% accurate, but this is how I’m spinning it.)
Respectfully ~ Don
BakerDon Contact & Press Kit (@WIBakingCo)
BagpiperDon Contact & Musician Resume (@BagpiperDon)
(Please note that I have performed in front of a US President — I am an ideal candidate!)
PS — I need employment.
With pivoting WIBC from production baking to writing and publishing books and other products, I knew that I would need to get an Author’s/Musician’s Day Job. I got an initial start on my job search in the fall of 2018 and will be getting back at in during January 2019. This previous start was a decent beginning — I have some leads that look interesting and a decent idea of what my skills apply to. So the future looks …… interesting!