I Can't Believe It's Space Butter

What does butter have to do with collecting a piece of space trash? Everything. In this buttery edition of Mike Heath’s Orbital Garbage Project, we churn through 9,000 years of dairy history — from accidental Mesopotamian butter-making, to Napoleon III’s desperate search for a cheaper alternative, to the birth of margarine and the iconic “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” ad campaigns.Along the way, we connect it all back to the mission: bringing real butter into orbit for the first time ever while collecting a piece of space trash. Plus, a shout-out to our new listener in Australia, calls for NFL player recruits to join the Space Trash Force, and an outrageous space-cleaning robot fish idea.💬 Drop your butter conspiracies below. And yes, we are seriously taking butter to space.🔥 Subscribe + join the Space Trash Force: We need all 50 states + 1 astronaut 🪐 Print the poster. Spread the word. Save the planet. https://tinyurl.com/2666mbj9Follow Mike on socials:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MikeHeathYouTube https://youtube.com/@miketonyheathInsta  https://www.instagram.com/miketonyheath/TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mikeheathcomedy Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mikeheathcomedyBreakdown:00:00 - Opening Tidbits00:42 – Today's Topic01:30 – origins of the slab02:23 – nomadic herders03:49 – egyptians04:12 – Indian Butter04:44 – Roman Greek Butter skin care05:25 – fall and rise of butter08:21 – americans want real butter09:31 – butter in space10:40 – i cant believe its not space butter11:08 – fabio butter spokesman12:19 – a force of good12:56 – going global13:08 – land down under14:58 – aussie potential15:28 – an apology15:58 – nothing more exciting17:54 – encouraging comments23:55 – space news24:49 – space eagle25:47 – 117 days left