One small nibble for man: 3D printer makes meat in space


  • TECH
  • Friday, 11 Oct 2019

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka gives a thumbs up in the International Space Station as he poses with the 3D bioprinter developed in Russia during a press conference in Moscow. — AFP Relaxnews

The prospect of astronauts tucking into a roast dinner has grown slightly closer after a successful experiment used a 3D printer to create meat on the International Space Station.

The bioprinter produced beef, rabbit and fish tissue using magnetic fields in microgravity, a Russian medical technology company involved in the experiment said Oct 9.

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