California-based developer of space stations Orbital assembly has partnered with Mexican cell-cultured meat producer Micro Meat to grow cultivated meat in space.

Through the partnership, Micro Meat will install meat production equipment in Orbital Assembly’s pioneer-class space stations allowing to reduce in the cost of transporting food into space which currently costs ~USD 100,000 per pound.

According to Micro Meat, the partnership will allow it to scale its meat production on earth by applying what it learns through cultivated meat production in space with the project expected to be around two and a half years.

Analyst QuickTake : The increase in commercial human spaceflight services has helped other industries including the food and beverage segment. Last month, Axiom Space collaborated with Maison Mumm to provide future space travelers the opportunity to enjoy champagne in space while in July 2022, Nature’s Fynd collaborated with NASA to grow Fy in space.