Fresh Veggies in Zero Gravity: This Lab’s cubes will grow plants and insects in space for astronauts

NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge sought sustainable solutions for feeding astronauts on long missions. Interstellar Lab's NuCLEUS system won the $750,000 prize. It uses AI to grow plants, mushrooms, and insects in a closed-loop environment, addressing nutritional gaps in prepackaged space food. The system will launch into space next year.