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Packet

Object number2018.27.8

Datec. 1995

OriginRussia

MediumPlastic; Food matter; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Adhesive tape; Fabric; Velcro

Credit LineGift of Jay Apt

DescriptionRussian food packet containing enriched wheat bread. DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 5.25 × 3 × 0.75 in. (13.3 × 7.6 × 1.9 cm)
InscriptionsOne side has two paper labels:
one off-white label has black printed text "05I 95";
one white label has red printed text "703".

Other side has three paper labels:
one white label has black printed text "Wheat Bread Enriched / [barcode] / 1860414166 / [Russian text]";
one off-white label has black printed Russian text and handwritten black text "10.01.97";
one white label has purple stamped text "10 10 95".
Historical NotesPacket of ten small whole wheat bread loaves given to Jay Apt during the STS-79 flight by Mir Cosmonauts Valery Grigoryevich Korzun and Aleksandr ‘Sasha’ Yuriyevich Kaleri. Bread loaves of this type were used for on-orbit ceremonies welcoming visitors to Mir with bread and salt, a Russian tradition on Earth and in space. Such a ceremony was conducted to welcome the STS-79 crew to Mir, and these spare loaves were a gift made later in the mission to Apt.

Previous owner Dr. Jerome Apt III

Related person Valery Grigoryevich Korzun

Related person Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri

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