Space Food, Dried Beef, Space Shuttle (STS-1)
Object Details
- Summary
- This dried beef is typical of early Shuttle-era menu choices. It was returned from the first Space 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.
- NASA transferred this to NASM in 1983.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA Johnson Space Center
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19840115000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories
- Materials
- Plastic, preserved organic material, velcro, paper
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 12.7 x 7.6cm (5 x 3 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Record ID
- nasm_A19840115000
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