Object Details
Manufacturer
Louis Jokay
Summary
Malted milk tablets, a popular and easily digestable food product, were sent into space with John Glenn on his Friendship 7 Mercury flight on February 20, 1962. In addition to applesauce, Glenn ate some of these tablets to determine the ease with which astronauts could chew and swallow foods in microgravity environments. The experiments were successful and proved most any food could be consumed in space if packaged appropriately.
NASA transferred these tablets to the Museum with the Friendship 7 spacecraft in 1963.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19670207000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Materials
Metal, velcro, malted milk tablets
Dimensions
3-D: 12.7 x 2.5cm (5 x 1 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19670207000