"The Canadian Space Agency contacted Goldys in the summer of 2024 to see if the company was interested in getting its product into outer space. Ultimately they were looking for something very special for the mission. They were looking for a Canadian product."
"The cereal was selected to go into space 'exactly as is' without any changes to the recipe. Just like how you would buy [the product] at Sobeys, Metro, Longos or Whole Foods, is exactly how the astronauts were having it."
"The cereal was chosen after it met a specific list of requirements, including: A long shelf life that would be usable for other missions, being dense in nutrients without any additives, passing micro-gravity testing to see how it would react in space, and being lightweight."
"We have a bit of imposter syndrome at times. We didn't want to get too excited, we weren't sure how likely it would happen."
Goldys, a Toronto-based breakfast company, celebrated its cereal being selected for the Artemis II mission. The Canadian Space Agency sought a special Canadian product, leading to Goldys' involvement. The cereal was chosen without recipe alterations, maintaining its original form. It met specific requirements, including long shelf life, nutrient density, micro-gravity testing, and lightweight design. The company experienced a year and a half of testing and uncertainty before receiving confirmation of their product's selection for space travel.
Read at www.cbc.ca
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