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Beehex Developing Deep-Space Food Solutions, the Future of In-Space Dining?

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To provide better space food, NASA, JAXA, and the European Space Agency are collaborating with the food industry. Several options for feeding people during protracted space travel and residence were presented at the CES 2023 in Las Vegas. According to Interesting Engineering, the one from Beehex is one that stands out. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the largest government-funded source of innovation in the US, is providing funding for the initiative.

What It Does

The business has modified a shipping container so that the plastic waste that will be shredded is gathered on one side alone. It will then enter a bioreactor containing a particular strain of transgenic bacteria. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"]Beehex Image credit- Getty[/caption] The plastic is consumed by the designed bacteria, which turns it into biomass. The biomass can then be utilised to create a variety of shapes and textures. As a result, one side of this container that can manufacture food from plastic is capable of doing so. The goal behind this design is to use this kind of container for food disaster relief efforts like those coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or refugee camps. The machines can be marketed to FEMA and other governments around the globe, including establishments like the United Nations, claims Beehex. The machine's component parts will eventually be designed to fit into spacecraft and low Earth orbit (LEO) space stations. According to the business, the payload should be incredibly light. The project is expected to begin in 2026 or 2027, with the initial use being on the moon. The astronauts' isolation from Earth poses the biggest problem for lengthy space missions, such a voyage to Mars. They might not be able to have access to fresh food sources, so they must retain the freshness of what they already have by storing it properly, which gives rise to the concept of 3D printing food. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="820"]NASA Will Give You $1 Million, For Winning Ideas On Astronaut Food In Deep Space Image credit- Indiatimes.com[/caption] Eventually, a sustainable food supply for astronauts will be possible thanks to this kind of technology and 3D-printed food. This will eliminate the serious risk of nutritional sickness for astronauts travelling for extended periods of time in space, possibly even on the red planet. It is a brilliant concept to use 3D food printing technology. It can help cooks save time and money while also allowing them to customise and personalise their recipes. The direction of this technology, however, is not entirely apparent. Could it result in a greater variety of food options, in a wider range of settings, if it were to become more reasonably priced and the public were to fully embrace the idea of eating printed food? Even though it is not commercially available now, it is still important to keep a watch on what the technology will be able to do in the future. Considering that it is anticipated that by 2035, it would rank among the

By Monica Green

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