Emergency Food Rations
Emergency Food Rations
The emergency food rations form part of an extensive survival kit carried by cosmonauts on board Soyuz. In the event of landing off course, cosmonauts are fully equipped to survive for three days, while awaiting a rescue party. The kit is known as HA3, NAZ (Носимый Аварийный Запас, Nosimyi Avariynyi Zapas) which translates as Portable Survival Kit. It is stowed between the cosmonauts’ seats and includes protective clothing, equipment and food rations.This food package contains prunes with nuts, high melting chocolate, cottage cheese with fruit puree, ‘Russkoye’ cookies, instant coffee, lemonade and sugar.
More information
Object number
2000-3
Location
Into Space Gallery
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Depth: 4.5cm
Height: 11.0cm
Width: 6.0cm
Material
Plastic
Paper
Freeze dried food
Object Production Date
1989
Object Production Organisation
NPP Zvezda
Object Production Place
Russia
On Display Status
On display
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