Low-Maintenance Bioreactor Cultivates Fungi for Sustainable Food Source in Space

Low-Maintenance Bioreactor Cultivates Fungi for Sustainable Food Source in Space

Post Date Jan 31, 2022
Firm Name Sustainable Bioproducts, LLC
State Montana
Program STTR
Mission Directorate Small Business Technology Transfer
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As we continue to expand humanity’s potential for habitation away from Earth, NASA seeks innovative and sustainable sources of food that can be easily produced with minimal resources. Water is a precious resource in space, so an ideal food source would require as little water as possible to nurture the food and to clean any materials used for cultivating. One approach to cultivating food with minimal resources is to use bioreactor technology.

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