Trial to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

Precision fermentation’s space jaunt will boost scope for earth

The first experiment of its kind will help to inform how different kinds of yeast and bacteria can be manipulated into food production in space

Mission to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

3 hours agoShareSaveKevin Church/BBC NewsWe tasted the steaming dumplings together. My view: “They are absolutely gorgeous!”Dr Sharman’s expert view, not dissimilar: “You get a really strong blast from the flavour. It is really delicious and very moreish,” she beamed.”I would love to have had something like this. When I was in space, I had really long-life stuff: tins, freeze dried packets, tubes of stuff. It was fine, but not tasty.”Dr Sharman’…

Trial to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off

The mission will explore new ways of reducing the cost of feeding an astronaut.

Scientists launch trial to grow food in space

Steak and mashed potatoes are among the foods that could be grown in space in ambitious new scientific plans.

Lab-grown food is being tested in microgravity. Currently, the cost of feeding an astronaut is huge. It costs 23,000 euros to feed an astronaut every day. Because it is too expensive to transport food to space, astronauts have changed the recipe – they eat what they make themselves. Lab-grown food is the solution! The ingredients are grown in special test tubes and dishes, then processed so that they look like traditional food. The chef from Imp…

Gripture, potatoes and deserts for astronauts could be increased in the near future of individual cells in space, if an experiment that has been launched to orbit the moon is successful. A project...