Space Food, Shortbread Cookies, STS-27

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Object Details

Summary

These cookies are typical of Shuttle-era menu choices. Most foods stocked on the Shuttle are processed for storage at room temperature and packaged in individual portions. Some commercial products, like cookies and crackers, are repacked for spaceflight in a standard wrap with a bit of Velcro so the item can be attached somewhere without floating away. This package returned from the STS-27 Space Shuttle mission (Atlantis) in 1988.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19890255000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

Materials

Polyethylene, paper, velcro, adhesive, tape, cookies

Dimensions

3-D: 12.1 x 9.5 x 1.3cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 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/nv9fa09051b-fcd5-46c0-a9de-c6f63e2e14ba

Record ID

nasm_A19890255000