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* In ''[[Far From Home]]'', [http://mightymartianstudios.com/2011/05/03/ffh-sci-fi-webcomic-bubble/ the lieutenant made a paper airplane out of a briefing]. Hence, [[Reassigned to Antarctica|the scouting mission]].
=== Real Life ===
Given that most of the early astronauts were test pilots, it shouldn't be a surprise that there have been a few "unsanctioned mission activities" over the years. That Wikipedia has a ''[[wiki:List of items smuggled into space|List of items smuggled into space]]'' should speak for itself.
* On Gemini 3, John Young snuck a corned-beef sandwich into space (hidden in his suit), to share with Gus Grissom. Grissom commented later: "After the flight our superiors at NASA let us know in no uncertain terms that non-man-rated corned beef sandwiches were out for future space missions." (The crumbs would make a pretty serious mess in zero-gravity, and there was a concern that they might short or clog something important.)
** Prior to the mission itself, Grissom was asked to name the capsule, and he chose ''Molly Brown'', after ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (on his first spaceflight, his Mercury capsule had swamped and he'd nearly drowned). When pressed for an alternate name, he suggested "[[Titanic]]". NASA accepted ''Molly Brown'', but that was the last time they asked an astronaut to name a Gemini capsule.
* Wally Schirra (who, funnily enough, was part of the backup crew for Gemini 3) brought a harmonica onto Gemini 6, reported a sighting of Santa Claus (the mission took place on December 15/16), and played "Jingle Bells" while his co-pilot Tom Stafford played handbells. (According to his memoir, he brought Scotch and cigarettes aboard as well.)
== Special Forces (all branches) ==
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