Below is a listing of the items currently available for loan.
The entry for each item links to a page which contains more detail and a request form. Submission of this form issues an email that will identify to the Exhibits Manager your interest in entering into a Loan Agreement for the item.
Artifact kit 2 Ecn.
During a typical meal in space, a meal tray is used to hold the food containers. The tray can be attached to an astronaut’s lap by a strap or attached to a wall. The meal tray becomes the astronaut’s dinner plate and enables the astronaut to choose from several foods at once, just like a meal at home. Without the tray, the contents of one container must be completely consumed before opening another. The tray also holds the food packages in place and keeps them from floating away. Following the meal, food containers are discarded in the trash compartment below the middeck floor. Eating utensils and food trays are cleaned with premoistened, sanitizing towelettes. Food tray had two straps on the bottom and velcro on top and bottom.