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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

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