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This spacefood package contains dehydrated tuna salad flown on the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. It required the addition of cold water prior to consumption. 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. The rehydratable foods also had an 8-quinolinol sulfate tablet attached to reduce spoilage in the used food wraps.

Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1986.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Destination Moon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Destination Moon
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories Manufacturer Whirlpool Corporation
 Dimensions 3-D: 30.5 × 8.9 × 3.2cm, 0.1kg (1 ft. × 3 1/2 in. × 1 1/4 in., 0.1lb.)
 Materials Exterior: 4-ply, Polyethelyne laminate bag, paper
Valve: Plastic, rubber
Contents: Dehydrated tuna salad, 8-quinolinol sulfate tablet
 Inventory Number A19860474000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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