Cultivating Meat in Space Shows “Promising” Potential, says European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an update on the potential for growing meat in space, revealing that the research looks “promising.” Since 2021, the ESA has sought experts in cultivated meat for its future explorations. And over the last year, the agency has supported research with funding from the Discovery element (part of the ESA’s Basic Activities) to ascertain whether producing cell-based meat “in situ” to feed astronauts on long-term …