Food for U.S. Manned Space Flight

Abstract

The food systems which have supported the U.S. manned space flight programs have provided safe, nutritious, acceptable, and convenient food, compatible with the mission, The food systems which supported the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Flights and the Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz Missions are briefly described. Also, the engineering operational and biological constraints which were imposed in these food systems by the space vehicle and environment are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118316

Entities

People

  • Malcolm C. Smith Jr.
  • Mary V. Klicka

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Weight
  • Chemistry
  • Dehydrated Foods
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Fungi
  • Manned Spacecraft
  • Meals
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Stations
  • Spacecraft
  • United States
  • Vegetables
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris