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Can beer be brewed on the moon? A team of UC San Diego engineering students is hoping to find out. They are finalists in the Lab2Moon competition being held by TeamIndus, one of the four teams with a signed launch contract to send a spacecraft to the moon as part of the Google Lunar XPRIZE challenge. The experiment will test the viability of yeast on the moon—and result in a freshly brewed batch of beer.
Understanding how yeast behaves on the moon isn’t just important for brewing beer in space. It’s also important for the development of pharmaceuticals and yeast-containing foods, like bread.
The group of Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduates call themselves “Team Original Gravity.” They are one of just 25 teams selected from a pool of 3,000 to compete for a spot aboard TeamIndus spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Dec. 28, 2017. If the team is selected, they will be the first to brew beer in space.
Engineering Students Design Experiment to Test Whether Beer Can Be Brewed on the Moon
This is actually kind of cool. I had originally thought they were going to be able to go but that isn't the case. You can see the other teams at the link below.
Watch The Google Lunar XPRIZE "Moon Shot” Documentary
Understanding how yeast behaves on the moon isn’t just important for brewing beer in space. It’s also important for the development of pharmaceuticals and yeast-containing foods, like bread.
The group of Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduates call themselves “Team Original Gravity.” They are one of just 25 teams selected from a pool of 3,000 to compete for a spot aboard TeamIndus spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Dec. 28, 2017. If the team is selected, they will be the first to brew beer in space.
Engineering Students Design Experiment to Test Whether Beer Can Be Brewed on the Moon
This is actually kind of cool. I had originally thought they were going to be able to go but that isn't the case. You can see the other teams at the link below.
Watch The Google Lunar XPRIZE "Moon Shot” Documentary
