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Endangered Species Chocolate Chimps Ready for Take Off
Supreme Dark Chocolate “chimpanzee” bar requested by astronaut

INDIANAPOLIS – NASA brings new meaning to sending chimps to outer space – a crew member requested Endangered Species Chocolate’s Supreme Dark Chocolate “chimpanzee” bar for a snack aboard the shuttle.

Flight STS-119, headed for the International Space Station, is scheduled to launch February 19, 2009, at the earliest. Shuttle Discovery is delivering the final set of power-generating solar array wings, and the station’s newest crew member.

United Space Alliance (USA), the company responsible for procuring “fresh food” for the mission, purchased eight dark chocolate bars for the crew to take to outer space. USA says that there is limited space on the shuttle for “fresh food”, meaning food that isn’t freeze dried and specially packaged for space.

Read more about Endangered Species Chocolate’s upcoming journey to space at http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-011209a.html.

Read more about shuttle Discovery flight STS-119 at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts119/index.html.

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About Endangered Species Chocolate
Indianapolis-based Endangered Species Chocolate is fully committed to providing premium, all-natural ethically traded, naturally shade-grown, and kosher products, as well as products that are certified vegan and organic. To honor its core value – Reverence for Life – ESC confirms that all beans used in its products are purchased from small, family-owned properties where the income benefits the community. The company also donates 10-percent of net profits to help support species, habitat and humanity. The number one best selling brand of natural and organic chocolate in the natural food category, ESC offers more than 30 products..

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