University of Glasgow Plans Whisky Aging Experiment in Orbit in 2028
Scientists will track colour and chemistry in tiny samples as the Space Puffin cubesat tests whether whisky matures faster in microgravity.
- Engineers from Scotland and Japan are planning to launch the "Space Puffin" cubesat in 2028, sending whisky samples on a five-year mission to orbit Earth via the International Space Station's Japanese module.
- Dr Gilles Bailet of the University of Glasgow said the experiment tests whisky "breathing" as it ages, with the cubesat rotating Earth every 90 minutes through temperatures varying between minus 150 degrees to 200 degrees.
- Liquid samples will be contained by small wood chips to mimic Earth aging, as the cubesat will not carry a full cask. Scientists will monitor the whisky in space, feeding chemical composition data back to the University.
- Dr Bailet expects this process to produce "really bold whiskies" with "extremely complex flavour profiles." He noted it is "in the realm of possible" to bring back a litre of aged spirit within three to five years.
- The research aims to provide insight into orbital factories, which could help produce molecules for medications difficult to make on Earth. Geoff Nisbet of Allen Associates said the project brings together the whisky industry, engineering innovation, and the next generation of engineers.
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Whisky will be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment to study the maturation of the drink outside the Earth's atmosphere. Scottish and Japanese engineers plan to launch a rocket in 2028 to send a satellite into Earth's orbit with samples of alcohol and its main components - a five-year mission, Sky News reports.
Whisky to be sent into space for aging for the first time Scottish and <p>Japanese engineers will send whiskey and ingredients into orbit for five years. The experiment will study the maturation of alcohol in space.</p>
Whiskey samples will be sent into space in 2028 as part of the Space Puffin experiment. Scottish and Japanese engineers plan to put the drink and its main ingredients in a small CubeSat satellite that will spend five years in orbit around Earth. The plan is to launch the satellite on a SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station. Once there, the CubeSat will be deployed into orbit by its Japanese module. Samples will orbit Earth ever…
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