Space food package of fruit dessert
Object No. 85/1053-3
Made in the Soviet Union, this vacuum sealed package contains pureed fruit which allowed easy eating of the snack food in the weightless environment of space. The cosmonaut could squeeze the snack straight into their mouths, avoiding any possible threats to the spacecraft from food spillage. Space food needs to be lightweight, compact and appealing to eat. This type of food packaging was first introduced in the early 1960s and was in use until the early 1980s. Many surviving examples of space food were the least popular food stuffs. They were not eaten in space by the cosmonauts and thus returned to Earth with them. Melissa Hulbert, Curatorial Assistant, and Andrew Jacob, Curator, 2020
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Summary
Object Statement
Sample meal package, 'Fruit Dessert', space food, Soviet missions, fruit puree / plastic, maker unknown, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, c. 1984
Physical Description
Vacuum sealed plastic package containing 50gm of compressed and dried pureed fruit. The type of fruit is unknown however its appearance is consistent with apricots and dates. On the front of the package is a label which consists of a white background with orange text in Cyrillic script ('desert fruktovi') in the top half and on the bottom half an orange background with white text in Latin script ('Fruit Desert'). In the middle of the label is written '50g'.
DIMENSIONS
Height
18 mm
Width
160 mm
Depth
68 mm
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
28 June 1985
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