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Malted milk tablets, a popular and easily digestable food product, were sent into space with John Glenn on his Friendship 7 Mercury flight on February 20, 1962. In addition to applesauce, Glenn ate some of these tablets to determine the ease with which astronauts could chew and swallow foods in microgravity environments. The experiments were successful and proved most any food could be consumed in space if packaged appropriately.

NASA transferred these tablets to the Museum with the Friendship 7 spacecraft in 1963.

 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 Louis Jokay
 Dimensions 3-D: 12.7 x 2.5cm (5 x 1 in.)
 Materials Metal, velcro, malted milk tablets
 Inventory Number A19670207000 Credit Line Transferred from NASA Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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