Bread, Riga, Dried Cubes, Soviet

Object Details

Manufacturer

Unknown

Summary

Food for spaceflight must be nutritious, lightweight, and easily stored. As astronauts and cosmonauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, the food must also be appealing. This is a package of Russian Rye Bread. The bread is divided into space cubes and stored in a plastic envelope. The cosmonaut can break off a cube and eat it without shedding crumbs in the spacecraft. This specimen was not flown in space. An American donor gave it to the museum in the 1970s.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Paula Campbell, San Antonio, TX

Inventory Number

A19720642000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

Materials

Cellophane wrapped bread

Dimensions

3-D: 15.2 × 7.6 × 1.3cm, 0.1kg (6 × 3 × 1/2 in., 1/8lb.)

Country of Origin

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Record ID

nasm_A19720642000

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b33402b7-bd9d-4f93-9a98-302760f20b93