Budweiser To Malt Barley On The International Space Station
/ CBS Detroit
The following pledge to be the first beer on Mars, Budweiser deploys the third experiment for microgravity beer research
A hand out image made available by the European Southern Observatory on August 24 2016, shows an artist's impression of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface.
Scientists on August 24, 2016 announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star nearest our Sun, opening up the glittering prospect of a habitable world that may one day be explored by robots. Named Proxima b, the planet is in a "temperate" zone compatible with the presence of liquid water -- a key ingredient for life. / AFP / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY / M. Kornmesser (Photo credit should read M. KORNMESSER/AFP/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: In this photo illustration, A cans of Budweiser, rebranded as 'America,' sit on a table, May 23, 2016, in Washington, DC. As part of an advertising campaign, cans and bottles of Budweiser will be labeled as 'America' instead of 'Budweiser' from now until the November 4th election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
WHAT:
Budweiser, in partnership with the ISS U.S. National Laboratory, announced its newest experiment, malting barley, as part of its ambitious goal to create a microgravity beer for Mars.
Budweiser's payload of barley seeds is scheduled to depart for the ISS next Tuesday (December 4) as part of SpaceX's 16th Mission to the Space Station.
A technician shows barley in the Warenghem distillery on November 13, 2018 in Lannion, western France. - France currently has 33 fully operational whiskey distilleries, according to the Federation of French whiskey. But their number should quickly double: thirty have begun to distill. They still have to wait until the alcohol has aged for three years in barrels to claim the name of whiskey and to start the marketing. The Warenghem distillery was the first to embark on the adventure of Breton whiskey, the first whisky 'made in France'. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Images)
The King of Beers is aiming to malt barley in zero-gravity and will plan to examine strains of barley seeds as they go through the processes of steeping (rapid hydration), germination, and kilning (drying) associated with malting barley. Results from this research could help Budweiser develop new malt barley varieties that are more tolerant to extreme stress environments and could also provide valuable insight into the general agricultural community.
WHEN:
A mock up of the Crew Dragon spacecraft is displayed during a media tour of SpaceX headquarters and rocket factory on August 13, 2018 in Hawthorne, California. - SpaceX plans to use the spaceship Crew Dragon, a passenger version of the robotic Dragon cargo ship, to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station in 2019. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
The SpaceX mission is scheduled for Tuesday, December 4 at 1:38 p.m. EST and will be live streamed via Nasa.gov/nasalive. This will mark the 16th commercial resupply mission (awarded by NASA) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and it will be Budweiser's third experiment in partnership with the ISS U.S. National Laboratory.
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: In this photo illustration, a bartender pours a Bud Light from a tap, July 26, 2018 in New York City. Anheuser-Busch InBev, the brewer behind Budweiser and Bud Light, said on Thursday that U.S. revenues fell 3.1% in the second quarter. American consumers continue to shift away from domestic lagers and toward crafts beers and wine and spirits. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
