Materials:

plastic container, dehydrated food, paper label, velcro

Dimensions:

3-D: 17.8 x 12.7cm (7 x 5 in.)

Type:

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Summary:

This dehydrated asparagus is typical of early Shuttle-era menu choices. It was returned from the first Shuttle mission, STS-1 (Columbia), in 1981. As there is no onboard refrigerator or freezer, most foods stocked on the Shuttle are processed for storage at room temperature and packaged in individual portions. Astronauts add hot or cold water to rehydrate the dried foods. This pouch is characteristic of earlier Skylab food package design; on later Shuttle missions cup-like containers were used.

Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1983.

Credit Line:

Transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center

Inventory Number:

A19840116000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97e76842f-a1a5-4c0a-8761-7ef90fb129e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19840116000