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Asset Name:
media:NASM-A19820139000cp04

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Object details:

Object Name: Space Food, Pineapple, Space Shuttle, STS-1
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19820139000

	Object Name
	Space Food, Pineapple, Space Shuttle, STS-1

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d47a6f3c-3345-4f62-9ffd-2e9a09bee582

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Aluminum

	Materials
	Paper

	Materials
	Ink

	Materials
	Adhesive

	Materials
	Food

	Dimensions
	3-D: 5.7 x 6.4cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	This canned fruit is typical of Shuttle-era menu choices. It was returned from the first Shuttle mission, STS-1 (Columbia), in 1981. As there is no onboard refrigerator or freezer, most foods stocked on the Shuttle are processed for storage at room temperature and packaged in individual portions. Astronauts may tailor their menus according to their personal tastes, but within nutritional guidelines.

	Summary
	Transferred from NASA to the Museum in 1981.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center

	Inventory Number
	A19820139000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

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