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The Taste of Space 4: Cosmic Cooking

Post author By Alexander Lane
Post date 13/09/2023
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A proposed Mars habitat interior from Team AI SpaceFactory for NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. — The kitchen and workspace of a proposed Mars habitat interior from Team AI SpaceFactory for NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Credit: NASA

The gravity’s turned down low, the larder is packed with space-grown veggies, cultured meat and artificial protein: it’s time to get cooking in space. Astro-chefs have to improvise hard right now, but there are tools on the way which will revolutionise the way space travellers feed themselves. I fell into a research vortex when I […]

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The Taste of Space 3: Let’s Meet the Meat*

Post author By Alexander Lane
Post date 06/09/2023
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Artist's impression of an Aleph Farms cultured meat grow room on Mars — Aleph Farms envisions cultured meat production on Mars

Growing vegetables in space is one thing, but it’s no place for the animals that most of us still rely on for key nutrients. Will space-faring humans be forever denied the joy of a bacon sandwich? Is the true cosmic horror a solar system populated by evangelising veganauts? I never thought I’d be pondering these […]