This is a package of space food chocolate that is similar to the kind that one can buy on the streets of any large city in the former Soviet Union. The chocolate can be broken into small pieces inside its plastic container and the cosmonaut does not risk shedding crumbs in the spacecraft.
This specimen was not flown in space. An American donor gave it to the museum in the 1970s.
Display Status
This object is on display in Human Spaceflight at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
Object Details
Country of Origin
USSR
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
Dimensions
3-D: 12.7 x 5.1 x 2.5cm (5 x 2 x 1 in.)
Materials
Celophane wrapped chocolate
Inventory Number
A19720645000
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Paula Campbell, San Antonio, TX
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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