Packet
Object number2018.27.6
Datec. 1995
OriginRussia
MediumPlastic; Food matter; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Adhesive tape
Credit LineGift of Jay Apt
DescriptionRussian food packet containing Stelutsa Dessert.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 6.25 × 2.5 × 0.75 in. (15.9 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm)InscriptionsOne side has three paper labels:
one white label has Russian text, an image of purple fruit, and text "50 r 1995-01-30";
one white label has black text "05I 95";
one off-white label has red text "614".
Other side has two paper labels:
one white label has black printed text "Stelutsa Dessert / [barcode] / 1860402066 / [Russian text]";
one off-white label has black printed Russian text and handwritten text in blue ink "30.04.97".
Historical NotesRussian packaged dessert given to Jay Apt during the STS-79 flight by Mir Cosmonauts Valery Grigoryevich Korzun and Aleksandr "Sasha" Yuriyevich Kaleri.Label TextFlown objects from STS-79, 1996: Name badge and Mission patch from STS-79 Beef jerky and Stelutsa dessert (Russian) packets Fork, knife, teaspoon, and tablespoon Personal items, shampoo, comb, brush, toothbrush, Crest toothpaste deodorant, chap stick, nail clippers, clips, glasses, case, and eyewear container, used by Jay Apt aboard STS-79 Apt’s fourth and final mission, STS-79 on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, included docking with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. Notice the Velcro on these flown objects designed to keep them tethered in the weightlessness of space.
Previous owner
Dr. Jerome Apt III
Related institution
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Related person
Valery Grigoryevich Korzun
Related person
Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri
On View
Not on view
c. 1995
c. 1995
c. 1995
