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 can of processed chicken, similar to the kind that Soviet cosmonauts have eaten while in space. This can of chicken contains a single serving of chicken and can be eaten without shedding crumbs in the spacecraft.
Dr. Paul Campbell donated this can to the Museum in 1970.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.