Apollo 9 Flown Tea and Drink Container From Lou Villegas

This drink container was flown on the Apollo 9 mission. It is tea with lemon and sugar from the Day 4 meal. A large B has been written on the label. On the bottom of the container is Velcro.

This bellowed drink container would be expanded and water added to reconstitute the tea when it was used.

This artifact was auctioned in the Fall 1997 Space & Aviation Memorabilia Auction on October 25th, 1997 by Superior Galleries.

This was lot number 382 in that auction.

The description in the auction catalogue stated, "382. Flown 'Beverage' Container. An accordian-like squeeze container that is labeled 'Tea with Lemon and Sugar, Day 4' with a handwritten blue green 'B' alongside. Contained in a 3" lucite cube by Velcro, there is obvious dried tea residue in the bottom. A flavorful, if old, lot that was given to the consignor by Rusty Schweickart. Ex- the Lou Villegas collection."

The Earth To The Moon Air & Space Museum acquired this artifact in the Superior Galleries auction.