Beer in space: Researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-beer-space-microgravity-effect-fermentation.html

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  1. Well, ethanol might be a crappy rocket fuel. But if we could get plants to use the free sunlight and store the carbon dioxide exhaled by humans, and then create ethanol from the sugars, we only have to carry the oxygen to the orbit. Not sure how math, biology, or physics exactly works out on this though.

  2. I know if I was flying Boeing, I’d definitely be fermenting beer or something else up there.

    Hey, guess what guys, we’re flying back on the Starliner

    Hold on chief, let me have a slug of this first – 😉

  3. somethingbrite on

    RIGHT! It all makes sense now! There isn’t really anything wrong with the Starliner at all. The crew just been spinning NASA and Boeing a scare tale yarn so they can be up there for the keg opening party!