NASA x Interstellar Lab

Interstellar Lab wins NASA Deep Space Food Challenge with revolutionary NuCLEUS system\r\nInterstellar Lab has emerged as the winner of NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge, taking home a total of $1 million in prize money. The cutting-edge food production system, NuCLEUS (Nutritional Closed-Loop Eco-Unit System), was specifically designed to support long-duration space missions by providing a sustainable, efficient, and nutritious food supply.\r\n\r\nLaunched in 2019 by NASA in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency, the Deep Space Food Challenge aimed to inspire the development of innovative food production technologies that require minimal resources, produce little waste, and ensure safe, nutritious, and tasty food for space exploration. After three years of competition among over 300 teams from more than 30 countries, Interstellar Lab won Phases I, II, and III, emerging as the top U.S. team.