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Manufacturer:
Whirlpool Corporation  Search this
Materials:
Polyethylene, dehydrated tea with lemon, plastic, paper, ink
Dimensions:
3-D: 39 × 8.8 × 1.2cm (15 3/8 × 3 7/16 × 1/2 in.)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
This spacefood package contains dehydrated tea with lemon, though it does not have any markings to determine if it was available for a flown mission. For a flight, each crew member was provided with three meals per day totalling approximately 2,800 calories per day. The spacecraft also had a pantry of other consumables for use as desired. 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.
Credit Line:
Found in Collection.
Inventory Number:
T20160061002
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/nv9e9813369-e1d2-4e64-9773-ef16237cc85d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_T20160061002