Apparently steak is not a product destined only for the Earth: Aleph Farms and his partners managed to make meat in space for the first time.
The experiment, conducted aboard the Russian sector of the International Space Station (ISS), used a device from 3D Bioprinting Solutions to produce a 3D-printed meat steak. The Aleph 3D printed meat growth technique replicates the muscle-generating mechanisms of cow muscles, but under artificial conditions. The only variation in space is the faster implementation, because the mechanism literally 'prints' in 'front-back' mode, that is, it cultivates meat from two sides without suffering the limits of gravity.
There's still a long way to go for mass production. However, Yoav Reisler of Aleph Farms declared the company's intention to increase production in the meantime synthetic meat on land, using large-scale “organic farms”. These are systems that can greatly reduce production costs and times: you can consider them real "food printing houses". A type of factory that could become very common in the near future.
3D printed meat: perfect in space
This type of production could be particularly useful for astronauts. Spaceship staff don't have the luxury of setting up farms: 'growing' 3D printed meat can be much more convenient and easier than eating special food. While waiting to be able to influence the feasibility of space travel, however, Aleph Farms aims to reduce man's impact on the environment. 'Cultivated' meat (like 'vegan') can bring down mass farms.
Less energy, less water, less land and obviously less emissions.
