Object Details
Manufacturer
Whirlpool Corporation
Summary
This spacefood package contains dehydrated shrimp salad and was flown on the Apollo 16 mission in April, 1972. It was not consumed during the mission and was returned to Earth.
Each Apollo crew member was provided with three meals per day which provided approximately 2,800 calories per day. The food was freeze-dried and was easily reconstituted by the astronaut with a water probe which dispensed one half ounce of hot or cold water as required, each time the trigger button was pressed.
Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center to the Smithsonian Institution in 1986.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19860671000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Materials
Package: Polyethelyne
Contents: dehydrated, compressed shrimp cocktail
Dimensions
3-D: 15.2 x 16.5 x 2.5cm (6 x 6 1/2 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_A19860671000