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This meal tray served as an astronaut’s “dining table” on Space Shuttle missions, enabling crew members to have a meal wherever they could find a place to anchor themselves in weightlessness. The Velcro patches, magnetic pads, and long spring across one edge kept food and beverage packages and eating utensils in place without floating away. On the back side, a Velcro closure strap could be wrapped around an astronaut’s leg or fore arm to secure the tray and leave both hands free. With limited stowage space on a spacecraft, NASA had to find compact, efficient solutions to basic needs. During the Space Shuttle era, NASA gave the Museum this meal tray, some silverware, and a variety of food and beverage packages to document how and what the crews ate in space.

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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 Dimensions 3-D: 36.7 × 26.5 × 1.6cm (1 ft. 2 7/16 in. × 10 7/16 in. × 5/8 in.)
 Materials Aluminum
Velcro
Adhesive
Elastic
Nylon
Magnets
Iron Alloy
 Inventory Number A20120256000 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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