Object Details
Manufacturer
Whirlpool Corporation
Summary
This spacefood package contains dehydrated food, packaged to provide a full astronaut meal identified as Day 5, Meal B of the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. It was not consumed during the mission and was returned to Earth.
Each Apollo crew member was provided with three meals per day, providing approximately 2,800 calories. The food was freeze-dried and was easily reconstituted by the astronaut with a water probe dispenser, which inserted one half ounce of hot or cold water as required.
This food package was found in the collection, but was likely transferred from NASA to the Museum in the 1970s or 1980s.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19980125000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Materials
Exterior: 4-ply Polyethelyne laminate bag
Valve: Plastic
Contents: Dehydrated tea crystals, 8-quinolinol sulfate tablet
Dimensions
3-D: 15.2 x 10.2 x 6.4cm (6 x 4 x 2 1/2 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_A19980125000