Mission: Space Food (Astreas)

Combining Space and Food Science Technology with Experiential Design to Fuel Cosmic Exploration. Mission: Space Food is a consortium of space, food and technology experts creating an integrative approach to human nutrition in space.

MiscellaneousSpace Tourism SupportFood for Space

Created: 2020-12-18

Updated: 2024-10-02

Classification

Miscellaneous

Category

Space Tourism Support

Fields

Food for Space

Status

Dormant, Concept

First launch

Dormant

Partners

Aleph Farms, Astreas

Powered by Aleph Farm’s technology platform and Astrea’s culinary and engineering expertise, we design new space foods to help astronauts thrive in space.

Mission: Space Food is inventing the technology to enable multi-sensory pleasure of food in weightlessness, making meals more enticing and healthy for space crews.

In space, astronauts'​ senses of smell and taste are impeded, meaning that even recipes they typically love on earth tend to taste bland in zero gravity. More pleasurable food experiences can have important benefits for astronauts'​ overall wellbeing, health, and for collaboration among them.

To address this gap, Mission: Space Food is leveraging food science to develop the recipes and food technology to create enticing meals and snacks for astronauts. 

Redefining the multi-sensory pleasure of food in space. Scientific solutions to build healthy eating habits for life.

We're a food innovation company redefining the modern diet by creating next-generation products that don't compromise between great taste & nutrition.

NASA Deep Space Food Challenge

Phase 1 US winner receiving $25,000 from NASA.
Bio Culture. The project builds upon the proven and reliable pre-packaged food system but also leveraging the exciting new prospects of food production in space. The project will cultivate meat from pluripotent stem cells using cell cryopreservation and bioreactor. This method would allow crew to produce meat with almost x1,000 less inputs compared to pasture-based cattle farming. The system can be adapted to grow other meats such as pork or lamb, further expanding the choice of food proposed.

Astreas Delivers Cognitive-Boosting Chocolate Truffles to International Space Station, 2024-05-15

• Astreas, a start-up focused on enhancing human performance through functional food for astronauts and elite performers, has successfully delivered its brain-boosting chocolate truffles to the International Space Station, with SpaceX Crew-8's launch on March 4th, 2024.
• Astreas Spheres were dispatched to the ISS Expedition 71 crew as part of Astreas' efforts to help improve astronauts' cognitive and physical performance in space, underscoring their dedication to refining its offerings through continuous innovation.
• Astreas will fine-tune its products' flavor and nutritional value, by engaging with the astronauts to help meet their missions' intense physical and cognitive demands.

Status Comment / Notes

Astreas is active, but it is food for astronauts, not involving in-space manufacturing.

[1] https://missionspacefood.com/

[2] https://www.linkedin.com/company/astreas/