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Food for spaceflight must be nutritious, lightweight, and easily stored. As astronauts and cosmonauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, the food must also be appealing. This is a package of Russian table bread. The bread is divided into small cubes and wrapped in a plastic envelope. A cosmonaut can break off a cube to eat without shedding crumbs in the spacecraft. An American collector donated this bread to the museum in 1972.

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Object Details
Country of Origin Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories Dimensions 3-D: 15.2 x 5.1 x 1.3cm (6 x 2 x 1/2 in.)
 Materials cellophane wrapped bread cubes
 Inventory Number A19720643000 Credit Line Gift of Dr. Paula Campbell, San Antonio, TX Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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