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85/1053-1 Meal package, space food, 'Biscuit', Soviet missions, compressed biscuit in vacuum sealed plastic, maker unknown, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, c. 1984. Click to enlarge.
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Space food package of biscuit

Made in the Soviet Union, this vacuum sealed package contains bite-sized pieces of compressed biscuit. This allowed easy eating of the snack food in the weightless environment of space and did visually resemble, to some degree, the food inside. These biscuit cubes could be rehydrated and eaten with rehydrated cottage cheese cubes or other foodstuffs.

Space food needs to be lightweight, compact and appealing to eat. Cubed food packages were first introduced in the early 1960s and were in use …

This object is part of

85/1053 Space food samples (5), Soviet space missions, various materials, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, c. 1984
Soviet space food samples
c. 1984

Summary

Object No.

85/1053-1

Object Statement

Meal package, space food, 'Biscuit', Soviet missions, compressed biscuit in vacuum sealed plastic, maker unknown, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, c. 1984

Physical Description

Vacuum sealed plastic 50gm package containing 10 cubes of dehydrated and compressed biscuit. On the front of the package is black bold text in both Cyrillic script ('biskvit') and English script ('biscuit') between two straight red lines and a red biscuit-shaped design. On the back, inside the package is a sheet of paper with a light blue motif with Cyrillic script ('biskvit') on it. The Cyrillic text on both sides of the package translates as ‘biscuit’.

Marks

Front: Cyrillic script ('biskvit') and English script ('biscuit') above '50g'
Rear, on inserted sheet of paper: Cyrillic script ('biskvit')

Short URL

https://ma.as/23367

Dimensions

Height

15 mm

Width

142 mm

Depth

68 mm

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Space food package of biscuit 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/23367>

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/23367 |title=Space food package of biscuit |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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