^Lot 572 Space Shuttle-Mir

GI Breath Sample Pouch, most likely carried to the Mir Space Station aboard the space shuttle. Beta cloth bag measures 12 x 14, labeled in both English and Russian. Labeled at the bottom, “Breath Sample Pouch,” bag has pockets and sleeve on the outside for two mouthpieces, a marker and a timer. Inside of bag is divided into two separate compartments for empty and filled sample areas, with a Velcro loop at bottom of bag as well as a small square of Velcro on the back of the bag. In fine condition. GI function was estimated using a lactulose breath-hydrogen test, with the results compiled over the length of the mission.