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This spacefood package contains beef with potatoes from the Apollo era. It was prepared as "wet-pack" food, instead of the more usual spacefood that was dehydrated and required rehydration with hot water. Apollo astronauts were provided with three meals per day which provided approximately 2,800 calories.

The food was contained in a 4-ply, aluminized, laminated film coating, which protected the food from loss of flavor, moisture and oxygen invasion.

Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center in 1986

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories Manufacturer U.S. Army N-Labs
 Dimensions 3-D: 17.8 x 10.2 x 1.3cm (7 x 4 x 1/2 in.)
 Materials Exterior: Aluminium/plastic, velcro, paper
Contents: Wet pack, beef with potatoes
 Inventory Number A19860477000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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