Space Food, Sugar Coated Corn Flakes, Apollo 11 (White)

Object Details

Summary: This package contains sugared cornflakes and was flown on Apollo 11 in July 1969, but as it was not eaten during the mission, it was returned to Earth.; The package also contained milk powder, so the addition of cold water would have provided a complete dish. The cornflakes were compressed, and the milk freeze-dried,so was easily reconstituted by the astronaut with a water probe, which dispensed one half ounce of hot or cold water as required each time the trigger button was pressed.; 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. The rehydratable foods also had an 8-quinolinol sulfate tablet attached to reduce spoilage in the used food wraps.; Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1986.

Credit Line: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Materials: Exterior: 4-ply, Polyethelyne laminate bag; Valve: Plastic; Contents: Sugared corn flakes, 8-quinolinol sulfate tablet
Dimensions: 3-D: 33 x 8.9 x 2.5cm (13 x 3 1/2 x 1 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97bc77312-8388-46ee-96f8-b6f624f540ed