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Europe advances space food with bacterial and protein innovations for lunar and Martian missions

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Europe advances space food with bacterial and protein innovations for lunar and Martian missions
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Finnish company Solar Foods is developing Solein, a microbial protein made from microbes, air, and electricity, as a sustainable food source for long-duration space missions, with plans to test its production in space aboard the ISS to improve astronaut autonomy and resilience.

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#astronaut-nutrition#science-and-technology#solein#space-food#space-missions#sustainable-food
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  1. Europe wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut pee  Space
  2. ESA tests bacterial powder to feed Moon and Mars crews  theregister.com
  3. Solein protein tech moves toward ISS zero-gravity pilot project  Space Daily
  4. Microgravity meals: Tackling taste, texture & safety challenges in space food  foodingredientsfirst.com
  5. ESA Launches Trial To Create Protein In LEO  Aviation Week Network

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