Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Whirlpool Corporation
- Summary
- These small gingerbread squares were packaged for the Apollo 17 mission of December 1972, but were not consumed and returned to Earth.
- Food for spaceflight must be nutritious, lightweight and have the ability to be compressed when possible. For the early missions, it also had to be stored without refrigeration and have the ability to be eaten under weightless conditions.
- The food was protected with a 4-ply, laminated film coating. This protected the food from loss of flavor, moisture and oxygen invasion, spoiling and excess crumbling, and was used on both the rehydratable and the bite-sized foods.
- NASA transferred this object to the Museum in 1986.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center
- Inventory Number
- A19860442000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
- Materials
- Package: 4-ply plastic laminate, velcro
- Contents: Gingerbread squares
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 9.5 x 8.9cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19860442000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b86d6abf-a3ac-443b-b9fa-933d2b93c031
