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Flown and expended Coffee with Milk Tube, Vostok 4, USSR, 1962

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:340.00 EUR Estimated At:560.00 - 700.00 EUR
Flown and expended Coffee with Milk Tube, Vostok 4, USSR, 1962
Aluminum
USSR, 1962
Mission: Vostok 4
During the mission consumed in space by Pavel Popovich (1930-2009) – Soviet cosmonaut
On the tag inscription: Pavel Popovich 1962
Dimensions: 16 x 6.3 cm
Provenance: Collection Andora, Germany
A famous and irreplaceable piece in the history of aerospace

This coffee with milk tube was one of the first beverages that was developed for aerospace to test whether human beings could eat and drink in space. The present piece was deployed at the Soviet space mission Vostok 4. Vostok 4 was together with Vostok 3 the first group flight of manned aerospace. The cosmonaut Pavel Popovich stayed almost three days in orbit. Popovich was the one to enjoy the coffee from this tube. In space, the tube was attached to the suit of the cosmonaut to prevent it from flying around. The tube bears a pink label with the name of Pavel Popovich and his landing date of 15.08.1962. It is a famous and irreplaceable piece in the history of aerospace.



The tube is empty after consummation and accordingly displays usual traces of use from emptying the liquid. In the upper area are holes in the aluminum package of the tube. The label is slightly abraded and stained. The dimensions of the tube are 16 x 6.3 cm.
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