Bake In Space seeks to address the scientific and technical challenges relating to the production of fresh food in space in order to improve the wellbeing and comfort of humans travelling beyond Low Earth Orbit.
Bake In Space seeks to address the scientific and technical challenges relating to the production of fresh food in space in order to improve the wellbeing and comfort of humans travelling beyond Low Earth Orbit.
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OUR MISSION
In order to improve astronauts’ well being on long-duration missions such as on a Moon base or on a mission to Mars, food plays an essential key role. Besides a source for nutrition, fresh food evokes through all the senses of smell, touch and taste memories of general happiness and home.
Our initial goal is to conduct a series of technology demonstrations related to the production of fresh bread aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This entails recreating the value chain from growing grain to baking bread in micro-gravity. The experiment is split up into 5 phases, which will be realised on future astronaut missions to the ISS in order to advance our goal of food self-sustainability in space. Bake in Space will generate commercialisable spin-offs that will benefit us here on Earth.
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TEAM MEMBERS
Our team comprises a mix of space and food scientists, engineers and science communicators with several years’ experience in the sector. We will work closely with notable industry partners from the food and other related sectors to develop and realise each of the project phases.
As CEO/Founder of Bake In Space, Sebastian Marcu enjoys the challenge of developing new, innovative space concepts. Inspired by the US “newspace” start-up scene, he is keen on bringing this movement to Europe.
Ryan Laird is Editor and UK Coordinator of Bake In Space. He studied Physics with Astrophysics MPhys (Hons) and has several years’ experience in science communication where he has promoted astronomy and space sciences at every level. He is a keen advocate for the sector and has a strong knowledge of UK space activities.
A creative engineer, Neil Jaschinski has been working as a validation engineer and as a freelancer specialised in the construction and prototyping of space related hardware. He came up with the idea of baking bread in space.
A German physicists and former ESA astronaut, Dr Gerhard Thiele flew on STS-99 with Space Shuttle Endeavour on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM).
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OUR PARTNERS
Our partners include DLR, who will ensure the transport and logistics of the payload to the International Space Station (ISS) and dedicated crew time with selected astronauts. WFB are supporting the initial financing to kick-start the project and to facilitate networking with the local Bremen industry. We are working closely with various space companies and institutions in Bremen to integrate, test and space qualify our hardware and food samples. TTZ Bremerhaven will provide the scientific support for customising the food production hardware and food products.
15. May 2018
In recent weeks, Bake In Space has gained the attention of Leicester’s local news. UK Coordinator, Ryan Laird, spoke to Leicester’s local newspaper, the Leicester Mercury and appeared on BBC local radio. The Leicester Mercury Business Magazine featured an in-depth interview on our project and […]
16. February 2018
As we are eagerly anticipating the launches of ESA astronauts Matthias Maurer (Germany) and Tim Peake (UK) estimated for 2020/21 we are working towards supporting their upcoming missions to be in line for future experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). It’s therefore logical we […]
24. January 2018
As we embarked on Bake In Space in October 2016, we knew we were taking on an ambitious challenge. We wanted to create a piece of complex hardware for the International Space Station (ISS) and in parallel find funding through sponsors all within the ambitious […]
21. June 2017
Our CEO, Sebastian Marcu, spoke to Countdown Podcast about how Bake In Space came about, what problems we have to overcome, and how to finally bake bread rolls in space. Listen to the podcast here (in German). For an overview of the different podcasts on Countdown Podcast, visit here. […]
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CONTACT US
Bake in Space GmbH i. Abw. | DE
BITZ Bremer Innovations- und Technologiezentrum Fahrenheitstraße 1
28359 Bremen - Germany
+49(0)22116923207