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Object details:

Object Name: Space Food, Chocolate Bar, Apollo 16
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19860740000

	Object Name
	Space Food, Chocolate Bar, Apollo 16

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96a82bf30-efba-4ada-b635-44fd915675ca

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Whirlpool Corporation

	Materials
	Package: 4-ply laminated plastic

	Materials
	Contents: Chocolate squares

	Dimensions
	3-D: 13.3 x 8.9 x 1.3cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	This spacefood is chocolate, formed into a small bar for easy chewing. It was flown on the Apollo 16 mission, but as it was not consumed during the mission, it was returned to earth.

	Summary
	Each Apollo crew member was provided with three meals per day which provided approximately 2,800 calories. This bar of chocolate could be eaten without the addition of water.

	Summary
	Transferred to the National Air and Sapce Museum from NASA - Johnson Space Center in 1986.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center

	Inventory Number
	A19860740000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

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