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Chapter 1417 "Artificial Meat" Rich in High-quality Protein

In addition to some fruits and vegetables in the space farm, the growth of some insects rich in protein is also very gratifying.

If these insect experimental projects are successful, they will serve as an important source of high-quality protein for astronauts' space travel and alien planets for a long time in the future.

Of course, just such insects may have poor senses. So Wu Hao and his research team are trying to use the high-quality protein in these insects to make some artificial meat steaks, and simulate the meat quality of poultry and fish. In this way, both the sense and taste will be much better.

In addition to this protein steak, Wu Hao and the others are also actively researching artificial meat, not only using insects, but also using plants to make vegetarian meat products.

However, the cost of these artificial meat products currently on the market is relatively high, and there is still a certain gap between the taste and the taste of real meat.

Research in this area has always been popular. Although various institutions have launched some artificial meat slices, no artificial meat product has yet been recognized by the public.

It is foreseeable that for a long period of time in the future, at least until large-scale alien planet cities or settlements are established, it is impossible for humans to bring these livestock to alien planets, and there is no such environment to provide them livestock and poultry.

Therefore, the way for human beings to obtain protein and meat sources is naturally to rely on the regular supply of the earth, but if it is to explore and settle on a different planet, the distance is too far, let alone Mars, it is the moon, and the cost of periodic supply from the earth will also be high. . It is certainly no problem to maintain a scientific research team of more than a dozen people, but if there are too many people, it is definitely not enough to rely on supplies alone.

So in the future, if you want to immigrate to other planets on a large scale, or in other words, settle in space on other planets, you need a necessary food supply security system. On the one hand, relying on the earth's supply alone is insufficient and the cost is too high. On the other hand, there will be certain risks.

At present, the main way for us to enter space is manned spacecraft and space shuttle, as well as Musk's interstellar spacecraft. Either way, there are certain risks involved in launching. If you rely on this kind of supply for a long time, once there is a problem with the supply cargo ship that transports the supplies, or the launch of the transport rocket, then the researchers and astronauts who perform long-term scientific research missions and settle on alien planets may face the risk of food shortages .

Fortunately for the moon, there is still a chance to continue to make up for a launch failure.

But for Mars exploration, there is a specific periodic detection window, usually once every two years. Once this window is missed, it may have to wait until the next detection transfer window two years later. In this way, I am afraid that the scientific researchers who settle and study on Mars will really have to grow potatoes for a living.

Therefore, if human beings want to operate on alien planets, they must master a mature and reliable food supply system.

There should be no problem with the technology of the plant factory.

But one cannot stick to a plant-based vegetarian diet either. Although many people now advocate vegetarianism, long-term use of vegetarianism is likely to cause a series of health problems, such as malnutrition, endocrine disorders, weight loss, and mental depression.

Although scientists have proposed to use these protein-rich insects to solve this problem, providing high-quality protein for astronauts and scientific researchers who perform missions in space and on alien planets.

However, this kind of long-term single taste experience, even the astronauts who have received professional training and have strong qualities, I am afraid that they will be bored and may even have some negative psychology of resistance.

So now, in addition to this vegetarian artificial meat, scientists are still studying the use of animal cells to clone and cultivate artificial meat. To put it simply, the meat is 3D printed through animal cells.

In fact, animal meat cells are basically the same. The reason why the taste is different in each position is mainly due to the arrangement and combination. Therefore, through this 3D printing technology, artificial meat products of different poultry and different positions can be reproduced.

Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility, and this idea is only proposed at present. No research and scientific research institution has been able to put in practice to cultivate such meat products.

The scientific research project team under Haoyu Technology is also engaged in related research in this area, and the progress is relatively smooth, but it may take a while to produce results.

This inflatable and expandable space experiment capsule has achieved rich scientific and experimental results, and has also been recognized and praised by all parties. Therefore, the second inflatable space experiment module was quickly put on the agenda and will be launched from the end of this year to the beginning of next year.

The second inflatable and expandable space experiment module has been upgraded and improved on the basis of the first inflatable and expandable space experiment module. In addition to the larger space, the biggest change is the addition of a standard docking port.

If all goes well by then, this inflatable and expandable space experiment module may be docked with Wu Hao's Voyager manned spacecraft, and may even be docked with the space station, becoming a part of the space station and operating together for a period of time.

The expected on-orbit life of the second inflatable and expandable space experiment module will reach six to ten months. Such a long period of in-orbit operation will further test the related technologies and capabilities of the inflatable and expandable space experiment module. Material reliability.

If its performance is fully verified again, then the relevant technologies about this inflatable and expandable space experiment cabin will also be applied to a series of follow-up projects. For example, the international commercial scientific research space station that Wu Hao mentioned to the media earlier, as well as the lunar scientific research station and the establishment of early settlements, etc.

Of course, the related technology or follow-up products of this inflatable space experiment capsule will also be connected to the Tiangong, and become a real space farm and small vegetable garden for the astronauts on the space station. Provide high-quality fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as fresh insects rich in high-quality protein.

As for another project this year, the Lunar Ground Exploration Patrol Vehicle, which will take off on Wu Hao’s brand-new retractable launch vehicle Jianmu-7 in autumn and go to the moon, has also attracted everyone’s attention.

After all, this should be regarded as the world's first commercial lunar rover, and this lunar rover will perform a series of detection and inspection missions.

The most eye-catching of them is naturally to carry out the pre-address terrain environment survey for the subsequent human landing on the moon and the establishment of a lunar scientific research station.

This also means that if this project goes well, the dream of humans re-landing and relocating to the moon will not be far away.