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This is a package of Russian Rye bread prepared for Soviet cosmonauts. The bread is divided into small cubes and sealed inside a plastic envelope. A cosmonaut can break off small bit-sized pieces without shedding crumbs inside the spacecraft. This specimen is unflown.

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This object is on display in Human Spaceflight at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Human Spaceflight
Object Details
Country of Origin USSR Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories Dimensions 3-D: 15.9 x 6.4 x 1.9cm (6 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
 Materials Celophane and bread
 Inventory Number A19860096000 Credit Line Donor Unknown Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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