General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

PLASTIC PACKAGE/ SALT TABLETS/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.9 cm

Width

5.8 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

NOV. 12-20, 1995

Canada

CONSUMABLE USED DURING FLIGHT BY CANADIAN ASTRONAUT MAJOR CHRIS HADFIELD, WHO WAS MISSION SPECIALIST #1 ON MISSION STS 74 OF SHUTTLE ATLANTIS. HADFIELD WAS 4TH CANADIAN ASTRONAUT IN SPACE.

Function

USED BY ASTRONAUTS DURING RE-ENTRY FROM ORBIT TO ATMOSPHERE TO PROMOTE FLUID RETENTION & PREVENT DEHYDRATION.

Technical

MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGES DEHYDRATION OF BODY & CONSUMPTION OF NACL TABLETS PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY HELPS TO CONTROL IT. HADFIELD WAS ISSUED 15 TABLETS, 10 OF WHICH HE CONSUMED DURING RE-ENTRY OF SHUTTLE MISSION STS-74. THESE 5 WERE LEFT OVER. NUMBER OF TABLETS TAKEN DEPENDS ON BODY WEIGHT. VELCRO TABS ON PACKAGE ENABLE IT TO BE FIXED IN PLACE AS REQUIRED IN MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

TYPEWRITTEN LABEL ON PACKAGE READS 'SALT TABLETS/ 2 tablets w/8 oz fluid/ NOMINAL: 2/3 of package/ ONE REV WAVE OFF: 1/3 of package'

Missing

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Finish

COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT PLASTIC/ WHITE TABLETS/ GREY TAPE/ BLUE VELCRO

Decoration

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