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Object details:

Object Name: Space Food, Sugar Coated Corn Flakes, Apollo 11 (White)
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19860544000

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

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97bc77312-8388-46ee-96f8-b6f624f540ed

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Whirlpool Corporation

	Materials
	Exterior: 4-ply, Polyethelyne laminate bag

	Materials
	Valve: Plastic

	Materials
	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.)

	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.

	Summary
	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.

	Summary
	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.

	Summary
	Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA in 1986.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19860544000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

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