Space Food, Malted Milk Tablets, Mercury

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Louis Jokay

Summary

These malted milk tablets were made for John Glenn's Mercury "Friendship 7" mission in February 1962. The tablet form enabled easy storage and transfer from the package to the mouth, and were intended to provide the astronaut with a quick energy boost as well as ease his hunger.

They were made for the USAF by Louis Jokay, and transferred from NASA to the National Air and Space Museum in 1987.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19870130000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

Materials

Bag: Polyethelyne

Wrapper: Paper-lined aluminum foil

Contents: Malted milk tablets

Dimensions

3-D: 7.6 x 1.9cm (3 x 3/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv983b95d46-5c24-44ea-966c-3c5d48829ea4

Record ID

nasm_A19870130000