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Cottage Cheese, Soviet

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Object Details

Manufacturer

ETKVL Poltsamaa Pollmajanduskombinat

Summary

This is a package of Soviet space cottage cheese. The cheese contained inside a plastic-coated metal tube to keep it in one place. The Poltsamaa Agricultural Factory in the Estonian Republic of the USSR prepared this food for use in the Soviet space program. It was not flown in space. An American donor gave it to the museum in the 1970s.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Paula Campbell, San Antonio, TX

Inventory Number

A19720635000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

Materials

Painter/coated metal tube (aluminum?) with plastic cap

Dimensions

3-D: 17.8 x 3.8 x 3.8cm (7 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station

Human Spaceflight

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fff2e8ab-d805-4500-a9da-da63ec9a2e1f

Record ID

nasm_A19720635000

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